wadding

See also: Wadding

English

Etymology 1

wad +‎ -ing (“material, collection”).

Noun

wadding (countable and uncountable, plural waddings)

  1. wads collectively
  2. soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13
      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.
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Etymology 2

Verb

wadding

  1. present participle of wad

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