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   Pad·ding

   /ˈpadiNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. soft material such as foam or cloth used to pad or stuff something: "cushions supplied extra padding and decoration" Similar waddingcushioningstuffingpackingupholsteryfillingfillerlining
   • ▪ superfluous material in a book, speech, etc., introduced in order to make it reach a desired length: "avoid waffle or padding in your essay" Similar verbiageverbosityverbosenesswordinessprolixityprolixnessinformal:wafflewitteringflannelrare:logorrhea

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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