padding

UK
/ˈpædɪŋ/
US
/ˈpædɪŋ/

Translations

paddingnoun
paddings
pl
The padding in the chair makes it more comfortable.
Набивка в кресле делает его более удобным.
The jacket has a warm padding for winter.
Куртка имеет теплую подкладку для зимы.
The door has a rubber padding to prevent drafts.
Дверь имеет резиновый уплотнитель, чтобы предотвратить сквозняки.
paddingadjective
UK
/ˈpæd.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpæd.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to modify another noun, meaning 'relating to or serving as padding'.
padverb

padding

Gerund

padded
Past Simple
padded
Past Participle
padding
Gerund
UK
/pæd/
US
/pæd/
She decided to pad the cushion with extra stuffing.
Она решила набить подушку дополнительным наполнителем.
He tried to pad silently across the room.
Он попытался подкрасться бесшумно через комнату.
Additional translations

Definitions

paddingnoun
Soft material used to cushion or protect something.
The padding in the helmet helps protect the player's head during impact.
Unnecessary words or information added to a speech or piece of writing.
The essay was full of padding, making it longer but not more informative.
The act or process of filling or expanding something by adding extra material.
The padding of the seat cushions took hours.
Extra bytes or characters added to data to achieve a required length or alignment, especially in computing or cryptography.
The message is followed by padding to make its length a multiple of sixteen bytes.
paddingadjective
Relating to or serving as padding; used to fill, cushion, or adjust length.
Padding material was added to reduce vibration.
padverb
To fill or cover something with soft material to make it more comfortable or to protect it.
She padded the box with bubble wrap to protect the fragile items during shipping.
To walk quietly or softly, often with bare feet.
He padded across the room to avoid waking the baby.
To add unnecessary material to something, especially to make it seem longer or more substantial.
The student padded his essay with extra words to meet the required word count.