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单词 padding
释义

padding

noun

pad·​ding ˈpa-diŋ How to pronounce padding (audio)
: material with which something is padded

Synonyms

  • fill
  • filler
  • filling
  • stuffing
  • wadding
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Example Sentences

the padding on the seat of the chairs These shoes have extra padding in the heel. If you remove the padding from his speech you can see that he offers no new ideas.
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Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

padding

noun

pad·​ding
ˈpa-diŋ
: soft material used to cover or line a surface

padding 1 of 3

noun

1
as in stuffing
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something the padding is leaking out of that pillow

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stuffing
  • filler
  • filling
  • fill
  • wadding
  • packing
  • lining
  • cushion
  • pad
  • buffer
  • bumper
  • interlining
  • quilting
  • fender
2
as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts that feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding, since his stories often contain colorful details that can't be verified

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • exaggeration
  • stretching
  • enhancement
  • embroidery
  • hyperbole
  • embellishment
  • coloring
  • magnification
  • fabrication
  • caricature
  • overstatement
  • embroidering
  • elaboration
  • misrepresentation
  • hedging
  • amplification
  • fudging
  • hype
  • puffery
  • superlative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • understatement
  • meiosis
  • minimizing
  • disparagement
  • belittlement
  • poor-mouthing

padding

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verb (1)

present participle of pad
as in exaggerating
to add to the interest of by including made-up details the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • exaggerating
  • coloring
  • stretching
  • enhancing
  • embellishing
  • embroidering
  • expanding
  • hyperbolizing
  • magnifying
  • emphasizing
  • hedging
  • satirizing
  • overdoing
  • fudging
  • amplifying
  • stressing
  • elaborating (on)
  • gussying up
  • overemphasizing
  • overdrawing
  • overstating
  • overplaying
  • playing up
  • dressing up
  • enlarging (on or upon)
  • fleshing (out)
  • caricaturing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • minimizing
  • understating
  • belittling
  • playing down

padding

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verb (2)

present participle of pad
as in walking
to go on foot a cat padded silently by

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • walking
  • treading
  • stepping
  • strolling
  • wandering
  • ambulating
  • shuffling
  • marching
  • hiking
  • pacing
  • traipsing
  • sauntering
  • trekking
  • striding
  • trotting
  • legging (it)
  • clumping
  • hoofing (it)
  • trampling
  • promenading
  • tiptoeing
  • stomping
  • footing (it)
  • tapping
  • trooping
  • scuffing
  • ambling
  • power walking
  • prancing
  • tramping
  • parading
  • stepping out
  • gimping
  • stumping
  • rambling
  • pussyfooting
  • bouncing
  • hobbling
  • trudging
  • mincing
  • limping
  • waddling
  • footslogging
  • strutting
  • stalking
  • staggering
  • perambulating
  • sashaying
  • moseying
  • plodding
  • peregrinating
  • lurching
  • swaggering
  • stumbling
  • toddling
  • faltering
  • shambling
  • lumbering
  • pounding
  • tromping
  • tripping
  • nipping
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