What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Wadding vs Padding - What's the difference?

wadding | padding |

As nouns the difference between wadding and padding

is that wadding is wads collectively while padding is soft filling material used in cushions etc.

As verbs the difference between wadding and padding

is that wadding is present participle of lang=en while padding is present participle of lang=en.

As a proper noun Wadding

is {{surname|lang=en}.

wadding

English

Etymology 1

.

Noun

(wikipedia wadding)
  • wads collectively
  • soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
  • *:She slipped a hand into her kerchief pocket and took out the wadding and waved in reply of course without letting him and then slipped it back.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • padding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia padding) (en noun)
  • Soft filling material used in cushions etc.
  • (computing) Extra characters such as spaces added to the end of a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
  • (military) Extraneous text added to a message for the purpose of concealing its beginning, ending, or lengthJoint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006). .

    • References