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padding
[ pad-ing ]
/ ˈpæd ɪŋ /
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British Dictionary definitions for padding
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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