padding

[US]/'pædɪŋ/
[UK]/'pædɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. material used to pad or stuff something; unnecessary words or information used to fill up space; filler text.

Phrases & Collocations

padding material

brake pad

pad printing

launch pad

mouse pad

fat pad

cotton pad

on the pad

rubber pad

foot pad

shoulder pad

writing pad

heating pad

touch pad

scouring pad

launching pad

bearing pad

stamp pad

memo pad

note pad

tilting pad

Example Sentences

he was padding the streets.

There's a lot of padding in this novel.

padding softly around the house

padding the long road into town.

The old man was padding along.

The strongest of the Wookiees, Tarfful's towering frame was bulked out with muscle-suit padding beneath the modacrylic fur.

Real-world Examples

Because this is more padding on that.

Source: Culinary methods for gourmet food

He lost his padding and his brushes though he still works.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Older women were using old cloth or grass because they had no padding.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Cows were padding ceaselessly down the clogged, dung-splattered lane.

Source: BBC Reading Selection

Of course, you got plenty of padding there too.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

The room is surrounded by steel-reinforced concrete and rubber padding.

Source: CNN Listening February 2014 Collection

And if we didn't have the padding, we'd do one or two takes. It would be really painful.

Source: Vox opinion

Moving on, there was a lot of padding.

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

Yeah, stupid bastard shot me where I had plenty of padding.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

There's been a lot of padding, meanwhile this company is hemorrhaging money.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

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