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pad sth out
— phrasal verb with pad /pæd/ verb [T] (-dd-)Definition
› If you pad out a speech or piece of writing, you add unnecessary words or information to make it longer or to hide the fact that you are not saying anything very important.Exaggerating and playing downPraising and applauding
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Synonyms and related words:
- alarmist adjective
- alarmist noun
- be stretching it idiom
- drama queen noun
- dramatize verb (MAKE EXCITING)
- exaggerate verb
- exaggeration noun
- grandiloquent adjective
- lay it on a bit thick idiom
- make little of sth idiom
- minimize verb
- OTT adjective
- over-egg the pudding idiom
- overrate verb
- overstate verb
- soft-pedal verb
- talk sth up phrasal verb
- underplay verb
- underrate verb
- undersell verb (BE MODEST)
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