wadded

verb

past tense of wad
as in rolled
to form into a round compact mass she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket took the paper off the straw and wadded it up

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Recent Examples of wadded Growing up in rural Malawi, the Chawingas played with the boys in village pick up matches, using balls improvised from wadded up paper and plastic. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026 The Socks Are Inside Other Clothes Did the sock actually enter another space-time continuum—or did it get wadded up in someone's pant leg? — Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wadded
  1. rolled
  2. rounded
  3. balled
Verb
  • One gang of roaches rolled six deep on the floor underneath a cookline cart.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • On a Wednesday afternoon at Ralphs on Pico Boulevard, a skinny, six-foot-tall tower of sensors rolled through the aisles.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of rolled
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  • Todd rounded the corner of a building shortly afterward and ordered Hasan to surrender.
    — Meagan Harris, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Seeing third base uncovered, Mesa rounded second and sped to third standing up as Ramírez tried in vain to catch up.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rounded
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  • The Heat had one final chance to come away with the victory, but Conwell air-balled a three-pointer as the final buzzer sounded.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Those guys came in and really stepped up, Dohnte, Mitch, Tanner (Hudson) and Mike and really Tee for a good part of the game, too, balled as well.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of balled

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“Wadded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wadded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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