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wadded

wadded is the simple past and past participle of wad.

Meaning of wad

Verb

wad (third-person singular simple present wads, present participle wadding, simple past and past participle wadded)

  1. To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.
    • She wadded up the scrap of paper and threw it in the trash.
  2. (Ulster) To wager.
  3. To insert or force a wad into.
    • to wad a gun
  4. To stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton.
    • to wad a cloak

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Questions about wadded

What is wadded the simple past and past participle of?
Wadded is the simple past and past participle of wad.

Words near wadded in the dictionary

  1. wadcutters
  2. wadd
  3. wadda
  4. Waddamana
  5. Waddams
  6. wadded
  7. Waddell
  8. Waddells
  9. Wadden Sea
  10. wadder
  11. wadders

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