paddingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpæd.ɪŋ/us/ˈpæd.ɪŋ/the pieces of material used to protect something or give it shape
unnecessary words or information added to a speech or piece of writing:
It could have been an interesting essay, but there was too much padding.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Filling and completing
- brick
- brick up sth
- brim
- crowd
- crowd sb/sth out
- fill
- jam
- occupancy
- occupy
- overcrowded
- overran
- overrun
- plug
- round
- suffuse
- supersaturated
- tank
- tank up
- top sb up
- top sth up
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