padding

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
verb add details to
verb walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

From pad + -ing.

It was the soft padding of running feet. — The House on the Borderland, William Hope Hodgson
She had to nail some padding on the ceiling for fear of accidents. — The Peterkin Papers, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale
The diamonds were sewed into her habit, and secreted in my Lord's padding and boots. — Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray

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