Standard Lemma guide

wadding

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɒdɪŋ/
  • General-American: /ˈwɑdɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ɒdɪŋ
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Wads collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of wad

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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5

noun

Meaning 5

any material used especially to protect something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: packing material, packing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: material, stuff

Narrower terms: cardboard, composition board, excelsior, wood shavings

History

Etymology

From wad + -ing (“material, collection”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: опаковъчен материал (opakovǎčen material) — wads collectively
  • Finnish: pehmusteet — wads collectively
  • Bulgarian: вата (vata) — soft fibrous cotton or wool
  • Finnish: vanu — soft fibrous cotton or wool
  • Finnish: vatiini — soft fibrous cotton or wool
  • Ottoman Turkish: پاموق (pamuk) — soft fibrous cotton or wool