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View synonyms for padding

padding

[ pad-ing ]

noun

  1. material, as cotton or straw, used to pad something.
  2. something added unnecessarily or dishonestly, as verbiage to a speech or a false charge on an expense account.
  3. the act of a person or thing that pads. pad.

padding

/ ˈpædɪŋ /

noun

  1. any soft material used to pad clothes, furniture, etc
  2. superfluous material put into a speech or written work to pad it out; waffle
  3. inflated or false entries in a financial account, esp an expense account

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Word History and Origins

Origin of padding1

First recorded in 1820–30; pad 1 + -ing 1

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