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padding definition

pad·ding (pad′iŋ)

noun

  1. the action of a person who pads
  2. any soft material used to pad, as cotton, felt, etc.
  3. unnecessary or irrelevant material put into a speech or piece of writing, making it longer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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