cushion
/ˈkʊʃən/ verb C2- To furnish with cushions. · to cushion a sofa
- To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
- To absorb or deaden the impact of. · to cushion a blow
- To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.
He/she/it cushions · Past cushioned · Past participle cushioned · -ing form cushioning
Verb forms
- Base form
- cushion
- He/she/it
- cushions
- Past
- cushioned
- Past participle
- cushioned
- -ing form
- cushioning
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The dog continued to lie stretched upon the cushion, breathing in a laboured way, but apparently neither the better nor the worse for its draught.
I placed it upon a cushion on the rug.
Sherlock Holmes had been leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed and his head sunk in a cushion, but he half opened his lids now and glanced across at his visitor.
“I was passing your door when I saw it on the cushion, so I went in to look at it.”
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