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noun

Definition of beddingnext
as in clothes

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bedding

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verb

present participle of bed
1
as in retiring
to go to one's bed in order to sleep the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.

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2
as in lodging
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth

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Recent Examples of bedding
Noun
The element responsible for its pillow-like appeal is none other than that microfiber terry lining, which your skin will sink into — once again bringing to mind pricey bedding, which the hospitality behemonth is also no stranger to. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 One mom told Martinez her family is living with mold on the walls and on the children’s pillows and bedding. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
Impatiens Impatiens are commonly grown as bedding plants in the garden, or as filler plants in planters and pots. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026 Some of that decor includes bedding and blankets, because what’s fall without feeling extra cozy? — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedding
  1. retiring
  2. lodging
  3. sleeping
  4. rooting
  5. napping
  6. embedding
Verb
  • More experienced tradespeople are retiring, while fewer young workers are entering fields such as welding, electrical work, plumbing, advanced manufacturing, and industrial maintenance.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Of the roughly 1,100 allegations against staff members, approximately 320 resulted in an employee resigning or retiring before any final disciplinary action or termination, according to the report.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • That officer then shot into Perez's vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That officer then shot into Perez’s vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • There were no bedrooms, just sleeping alcoves set into the walls.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But the sight of a man sleeping atop the shelter next to a shopping cart caught the attention of onlookers, some of whom pulled out their phones to take pictures, as first reported by KTLA.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sleeping
Verb
  • Unlike rooting hormone powder, this is a liquid product that helps plants overcome transplant shock.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The London native had watched NFL games played at Wembley on television before, but arrived Saturday with no rooting interest in either Kansas or Arizona State.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of rooting
Verb
  • How did researchers go about identifying the effect of exercise versus napping?
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Andrew was napping on a couch in the family home when he was struck up to 11 times with a hatchet.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Part of it has to do with Tariq, a Pakistani American filmmaker who partially grew up in Texas and has a knack for embedding a dizzying aesthetic into cross-cultural explorations.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • By starting with high-value use cases, embedding governance and security by design, and establishing clear economic measures tied to business outcomes, organizations can move from isolated AI pilots to scalable AI execution.
    — Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
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