- present participle of wad.
wadding
Example Sentences
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As he said in 1857, what was the point of celebrating the Fourth if the Declaration was now treated as “mere rubbish—old wadding left to rot on the battlefield”?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
It is a pastime that requires next-level commitment, though, as Ioan often spends days deep underground at a time, digging passages, or wadding through partially submerged caves.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2023
On some trips, the boys would convince Dad to play football, wadding up a sock to serve as their pigskin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
He meant, of course, robin’s egg blue, the shade of all Tiffany boxes, bags and wadding.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2019
“Excellent,” giggled Mr. Peckleman, crumbling the thirty-two cards in his hand, wadding them up into one extremely flammable paper ball.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
