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1
: wads or material for making wads
2
: a soft mass or sheet of short loose fibers used for stuffing or padding
Examples of wadding in a Sentence
the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed
Recent Examples on the Web
There was reportedly no wadding for the blanks.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
The wadding that created those poofy numbers is made of sustainable wool, for example.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2023
The kit comes with everything your astronaut friend needs, except for engines and recovery wadding.
—Matt Jancer, Wired, 17 Nov. 2021
However, even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2021
In Hexum’s case, for instance, the wadding used to hold the gunpowder in place shot out and the impact fractured his skull, sending bone fragments into his brain.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2021
Dummy bullets had been replaced with cardboard wadding, but a portion from one of the dummy bullets had broken off and remained in the gun.
—Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021
Even blanks can eject hot gases and paper or plastic wadding from the barrel that can be lethal at close range.
—CBS News, 23 Oct. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near wadding
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“Wadding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wadding. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
wadding
noun
wad·ding
ˈwäd-iŋ
1
: wads or material for making wads
2
: a soft mass or sheet of fibers used for stuffing or padding
Medical Definition
wadding
noun
wad·ding
ˈwäd-iŋ
: a soft absorbent sheet of cotton, wool, or cellulose used especially in hospitals for surgical dressings
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