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wadding

noun
/ˈwɒdɪŋ/UK/ˈwɑdɪŋ/US

Etymology

From wad + -ing (“material, collection”).

  1. derived from váðmál
  2. inherited from wadmal
  3. suffixed as wadding — “wad + ing”

Definitions

  1. Wads collectively.

  2. Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material.

    • She slipped a hand into her kerchief pocket and took out the wadding and waved in reply of course without letting him and then slipped it back.

  3. present participle and gerund of wad

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA