padding
noun [U] /ˈpæd.ɪŋ/Definition
› the pieces of material used to protect something or give it shapeFilling and completingGeneral words for textiles › unnecessary words or information added to a speech or piece of writing: It could have been an interesting essay, but there was too much padding.Talking too much
(Definition of padding noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- brick up sth phrasal verb
- brim verb
- crowd (sth) into sth phrasal verb
- crowd sb/sth out phrasal verb
- fill sb up phrasal verb
- filling noun
- flood verb (ARRIVE)
- occupancy noun
- occupy verb (FILL)
- overload verb
- overran
- overrun verb (FILL)
- pack sth/somewhere out phrasal verb
- plug verb (FILL HOLE)
- squeeze noun (SPACE)
- stuffing noun (MATERIAL)
- suffuse verb
- top sb up phrasal verb
- top sth up phrasal verb (LIQUID)
- wadding noun
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