cushioning
nounAU, CA, US, UK /ˈkʊʃənɪŋ/ · NZ /ˈkʊʃənəŋ/
1
Material used to cushion something.
- 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.1872, L. R. E, The Pace that Kills: A Tale of the Day, volume 2, page 51:
- Related terms
- breadcrumbing, ghosting, zombieing