cushioning
Meaning of cushioning
- soften the effect of an impact on.
the bag cushions equipment from inevitable knocks
- mitigate the adverse effects of.
to cushion the blow, wages and pensions were increased
Middle English: from Old French cuissin, based on a Latin word meaning ‘cushion for the hip’, from coxa ‘hip, thigh’. The Romans also had a word cubital ‘elbow cushion’, from cubitus ‘elbow’.
Information about cushioning
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of cushioning
cush-ion-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- cushioning is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
cushioning synonyms
Meaning padding:
Meaning keep safe from harm or injury:
Meaning enclose or screen (a piece of machinery) to protect the user:
Meaning protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather:
Meaning envelop in a protective or comforting way:
Meaning make or become less severe:
Meaning make or become less; diminish:
Meaning make or become less:
Meaning make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree:
Meaning make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful:
Meaning act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something):
Meaning diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry):
Meaning make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe:
Meaning make or become dull or less intense:
Meaning make or become less sharp:
Meaning make (a noise or sensation) less strong or intense:
Meaning take up and reduce the effect or intensity of (sound or an impact):
Meaning wrap or cover for warmth:
Meaning make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate:
cushioning antonyms
Meaning make (something) visible by uncovering it:
Meaning become or make more intense:
Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:
Words that rhyme with cushioning
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