What does cushioning mean?
Cushioning means present participle and gerund of cushion.
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/ˈkʊʃənɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of cushion.
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.
Use cushioning when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cushioning means present participle and gerund of cushion.
Common synonyms include padding.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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