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
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Recent Examples of wadding
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
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
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
There was reportedly no wadding for the blanks.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
Noun
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
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
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
There was reportedly no wadding for the blanks.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wadding
Noun
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While first batch bakes, repeat process with remaining pastry sheet, filling, egg mixture, and Cheddar cheese.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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It’s known for its pizza bread with a pizza sauce, pepperoni and cheese filling, selling more than 700 a day, VanLue said, at $6 each.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Shutdown hits when Dow is breaking records Overall, the economy has been rolling along.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The economy has been quietly weathering recession-like conditions since sometime in 2022, Wilson has argued throughout, with a recession not being picked up by conventional measurements but rather rolling through different segments of the economy, one at a time.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If your travel wish list includes a new pair of walking shoes, a sleek luggage set, or compression packing cubes, now is the perfect time to start your shopping spree and save up to 76 percent.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Check In Pull back the packing material and check tubers every couple of weeks.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cathay Pacific was followed by Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, ANA All Nippon Airways, and Japan Airways rounding out the top five.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, roughly a year after knee surgery and those miserable flights, Valera was rounding the bases following a home run in his first playoff start.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Either technology can show an assortment of issues like banding and dithering patterns in fills, which vary from printer to printer and can even vary from one quality setting to another with the same printer.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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For those who hadn’t gotten their musical fill for the evening, the timing was perfect as local songwriter Sydney Sprague began her set on the outdoor stage as the Coliseum emptied into the fairgrounds.—
Josh Chesler,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, fire victims often complain that insurers and their adjusters are low-balling settlement offers.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It’s designed with extra padding for warmth, zippered pockets, and a hood.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The extensive embellishment of a score by Bobby Krlic (the English musician who records as the Haxan Cloak), drenched in moody synths and guitar, fits the tone but also adds to the nagging sense that the younger Day-Lewis’ storytelling too often mistakes padding for atmosphere.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Wadding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wadding. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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