Meaning & use
batting
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Soft, fibrous material used for stuffing or padding items such as quilts and mattresses.
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She layered cotton batting between the quilt top and backing.
The old sofa cushion had lumpy batting inside it.
A note on using this word
Also used as the present participle of "bat," as in "batting a ball," so context determines which meaning applies.
Words with a similar meaning
paddingwadding
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The action or skill of hitting a ball with a bat, especially in cricket or baseball.
His batting improved dramatically after weeks of practice.
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