cushioning

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

cushioning

  1. present participle and gerund of cushion

Noun[edit]

cushioning (countable and uncountable, plural cushionings)

  1. Material used to cushion something.
    • 1872, L. R. E, The Pace that Kills: A Tale of the Day, volume 2, page 51:
      Beneath them lay the calm sleeping waters of the lake, dotted with its beautiful islands [] while away in the distance, like a silver thread among the richest cushionings, the little river itself flowed peacefully onward in its course.