wadding en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɑdɪŋ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈwɒdɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From wad + -ing (“material, collection”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Wads collectively.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 13:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| waddings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
fi vatiini (soft fibrous cotton or wool) · ota پاموق (soft fibrous cotton or wool) · bg вата (soft fibrous cotton or wool) · fi pehmusteet (wads collectively) · fi vanu (soft fibrous cotton or wool) · bg опаковъчен материал (wads collectively)