wadding

noun
UK: /ˈwɒdɪŋ/
US: /ˈwɑːdɪŋ/

  1. Soft material used for stuffing or padding things.

    1. The wadding kept the toy safe during shipping.
    2. She used extra wadding to make the quilt warmer for the winter months.

  2. A layer of soft material used for insulation.

    1. The jacket's wadding kept me warm on a cold day.
    2. The builder added wadding to the walls to improve the building's insulation.

Synonyms

padding stuffing filling insulation
wadding verb

  1. Present participle of 'wad'; filling something with soft material.

    1. She is wadding the box with cotton to protect the fragile items.
    2. He spent the afternoon wadding the old teddy bear to repair its stuffing.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "wadding" in English means: Soft material used for stuffing or padding things., A layer of soft material used for insulation..

The phonetic transcription of "wadding" is /ˈwɒdɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈwɑːdɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "wadding": padding, stuffing, filling, insulation.

Example usage of "wadding": "The wadding kept the toy safe during shipping.". More examples on the page.