Synonyms of wadding

wadding 1 of 2

noun

ˈwä-diŋ 

as in filling

soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something

the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• fill
• padding
• filler
• lining
• stuffing
• quilting
• pad
• cushion
• buffer
• interlining
• bumper
• fender

wadding

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verb

present participle of wad

as in rolling

to form into a round compact mass

she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket

took the paper off the straw and wadded it up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rolling
• rounding
• balling
• agglomerating
• clumping
• bunching
• beading
• lumping
• pelleting
• pelletizing
• sphering
• pearling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• unrolling
• spreading
• smoothing
• flattening
• unfolding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wadding

Noun

The star wore a Schiaparelli skirt set resembling rippling sand dunes through multiple layers of wadding and sandy shades. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026

Lightweight knitwear, raw-edge brocades, stiff satin, dark sequins, 3D textural manipulations and exposed wadding will also feature in the collection. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026

The cellulosic cattail fiber is spun into wadding with a 20 percent binder currently made from a biodegradable poly filament, as used to secure those fibers together. — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025

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

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

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

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

Verb

The pieces are ultra-light, and eco-friendly, mixing recycled down and wadding padding. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026

Dryer balls also help prevent the duvet from wadding up on one side of the machine. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 31 May 2025