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- [pad-ing]
- /ˈpæd ɪŋ/
- /ˈpæd.ɪŋ/
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- [pad-ing]
- /ˈpæd ɪŋ/
Definitions of padding word
- noun padding a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground. 1
- noun padding a road horse, as distinguished from a hunting or working horse. 1
- noun padding a highwayman. 1
- noun padding British Dialect. a path, lane, or road. 1
- verb with object padding to travel along on foot. 1
- verb with object padding to beat down by treading. 1
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Origin of padding
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; pad1 + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Padding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
padding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
padding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for padding
adj padding
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
noun padding
- amplification — the act or result of amplifying
- bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
- caulking — to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc.
- cording — a type of corded material, esp when used as a decorative trimming
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
Antonyms for padding
noun padding
- abridgement — a shortened or condensed form of a book, speech, etc., that still retains the basic contents: an abridgment of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
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