paddingEnglishOxford English Thesauruspadding noun 1 the boots have padding around the ankle: wadding, cushioning, stuffing, packing, upholstery, filling, filler, lining. 2 write in a concise manner with no padding: verbiage, verbosity, verboseness, wordiness, prolixity, prolixness; British, informal waffle, wittering, flannel; rare logorrhoea.padding Oxford Dictionary of English