English Explanatory Dictionary

padding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of pad
noun
  1. Soft filling material used in cushions etc.
  2. Extra characters such as spaces added to a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
  3. Extraneous text added to a message for the purpose of concealing its beginning, ending, or length.
  4. Anything of little value used to fill up space.
  5. The process of mordanting a fabric.
  6. A diaper.
  7. Robbing on a highway.

Pronunciation

/ˈpædɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-padding.wav

Word forms

padding paddings

Etymology

From pad + -ing.

Synonyms

diap diapee diapy diapie didee didie diddy didy dipe hippins napkin nappy pamper Pampers dip gamer pants gaming pants omutsu padding pamp pampie pamps

Derived words

laughter padding padding-ken stat padding underpadding
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