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• present participle of bed.

bedding

American  

[bed-ing] / ˈbɛd ɪŋ /

noun

• beddings
  plural

1. blankets, sheets, etc., used on a bed; bedclothes.

2. bedclothes together with a mattress.

3. litter; straw, etc., as a bed for animals.

4. Building Trades.

   1. a foundation or bottom layer.

   2. a thin layer of putty laid in the rabbet of a window frame or muntin to give a pane of glass an even backing.

5. Geology. arrangement of sedimentary rocks in strata.

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adjective

1. Horticulture. of or relating to a plant especially suited to or prepared for planting in an open-air bed for ornamental displays.

   bedding hyacinths; bedding begonias.

bedding British  

/ ˈbɛdɪŋ /

noun

1. bedclothes, sometimes considered together with a mattress

2. litter, such as straw, for animals

3. something acting as a foundation, such as mortar under a brick

4. the arrangement of a mass of rocks into distinct layers; stratification

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• beddings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of bedding

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; bed, -ing ¹

Explanation

Use the word bedding when you're talking about sheets, pillowcases, blankets, or any other coverings for a bed. If you switch from a twin to a queen-sized bed, you'll need new bedding. When a college student moves into a dorm room she brings her own bedding, and when your grandmother gets her guest room ready for a visitor, she might wash all the bedding. Bedding also means the straw, hay, or other materials that a farm animal sleeps on — or the shredded paper you use to line your gerbil's cage. It comes from the Old English word beddinge, "bed covering," from bedd, "bed" or "resting place."

Example Sentences

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bedding beddings

Cooling mattress toppers and bedding that use water or phase change materials may also help.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Traditionally bracken was used as animal bedding, but less and less people use it now they can get straw," says Richard Smith, who has been with Paul since the start, in 1993.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

All her kitchen gadgets and utensils are from the chain as are her pots, pans, bedding and towels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

He uses mostly poultry litter, an organic fertilizer comprised of bird manure, feathers, bedding material and spilled feed, and he buys a lot of it — 3,125 tons each year.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

But I can make out the lump beneath a mound of bedding that’s my mom.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Maxx and Five Below for deals on neon lights, wall paper decals and beddings.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

You can also put beddings, removable upholstery and curtains in a hot tumble dryer for 20 minutes to kill them.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2015

In the old tales these three materials—brushwood, moss, and rushes—are called the "Three beddings of the Fena."

From A Reading Book in Irish History by Joyce, P. W.

The walls were moldy and hung with ancient cobwebs; the curtains and beddings were rotten; the furniture was rickety and ready to fall to pieces.

From A Tramp Abroad — Volume 03 by Twain, Mark

Related Words

• bed linen
• bedspread
• blanket
• comforter
• linen
• pillow
• pillowcase
• quilt
• sheet