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padding
/ ˈpædɪŋ /
noun
- any soft material used to pad clothes, furniture, etc
- superfluous material put into a speech or written work to pad it out; waffle
- inflated or false entries in a financial account, esp an expense account
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Example Sentences
Traditional coach seats gave the illusion of comfortable padding but were angular, not reflecting body shapes.
There are many other risky activities that could benefit from an extra layer of inflated padding.
How's he going to feel padding around the two miles of black- and white-tiled corridors over there?
For Richard Nixon, the war on drugs was more than just a formula for padding arrest statistics and looking tough on law and order.
In addition, there have been allegations of widespread padding of crime statistics.
Next morning Scattergood was about early, padding slowly up and down the crossed streets which made up the village.
Jess worked hard over the head, pushing the padding well into the blunt nose.
There was a swift padding of moccasined feet through the hall leading to the Indian agent's office.
In The Demon I have found some beautiful things, but a good deal of padding, too.
Bundle after bundle he stowed away about his person, regularly padding his chest under his shirt.
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