- present participle of cushion.
cushioning
Example Sentences
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A ball dropping, a defender flailing and a striker as cool as can be, cushioning the ball up and over a stranded goalkeeper.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Mother Mary, then, has just reached her rock bottom, with Sam’s good graces barely cushioning her fall.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
So that’s what is cushioning much of the initial hit to households from higher gas prices, Skordeles says.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Higher oil prices are cushioning the blow and could even, counterintuitively, benefit its economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Also of great interest was the cushioning layer of brushwood found between thin planks of the sunken ship’s hull.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
