padding

"She was padding the gift box with tissue paper to protect the fragile ornament. "

"She is padding the inside of the box with newspaper to protect the fragile ornaments. "

"May 21, 2008, Austin American-Statesman"

"to pad cloth"

"During the game, the young player was warned for padding, as he was deliberately hitting the ball with his leg guard instead of using the bat. "

"We enjoyed padding along the quiet forest path, listening to the birds. "

"After his car broke down, John had to pad the five miles to work. "

"The students were padding a path through the grass between the library and the cafeteria. "

"I could hear my cat padding softly across the wooden floor in the middle of the night. "

"The gang planned to padding the delivery truck on its way to the school fundraiser. "

"The sofa cushions needed new padding because the old filling had worn out. "

"The student added padding to their essay, inserting extra spaces to reach the required 500-word limit. "

"The email contained padding, extra words about the weather, to hide the fact that the important information about the project deadline was near the end. "

"That magazine is mostly advertisements; the rest is padding."