wadding
Americannoun
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any fibrous or soft material for stuffing, padding, packing, etc., especially carded cotton in specially prepared sheets.
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material used as wads for guns, cartridges, etc.
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Surgery. any large dressing made of cotton or a similar absorbent material that is used to stanch the flow of blood or dress a wound.
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a wad or lump.
noun
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any fibrous or soft substance used as padding, stuffing, etc, esp sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose
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a piece of this
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material for wads used in cartridges or guns
Etymology
Origin of wadding
Example Sentences
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The next day I woke up and I thought” — he mimes wadding up a piece of paper and tossing it away — ‘That’s never going to happen.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
It is a pastime that requires next-level commitment, though, as Ioan often spends days deep underground at a time, digging passages, or wadding through partially submerged caves.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023
Blanks can still be dangerous because they involve gunpowder and paper wadding or wax, which provide a flame and spark, which look good on camera.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2021
The Wonder Bread ends up working against Hannyatou’s sandos — harshly dry, wadding up in your mouth as you chew.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2019
Then he dipped the torch he was holding into the bucket, took it out again, and held its dripping head of wadding to one of its burning sisters.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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