pad about

Frequency: 5.86.5 per million words

To walk quietly around a place.

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Examples (10)

  • He padded around in his socks eating cereal.
  • She padded softly around the house.
  • The cat padded silently along the track.
  • He would often pad about the apartment late at night, unable to sleep.
  • The child padded quietly about the room so as not to wake her parents.
  • After a long day, she liked to pad around the garden in her bare feet.
  • I heard him pad about the kitchen, looking for a snack.
  • The dog loves to pad around the house, following me from room to room.
  • When I'm home alone, I often pad about in my pajamas.
  • You could hear him pad about upstairs, getting ready for bed.