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# bedding

«bedding» in Mova's school dictionary: **The sheets, blankets, duvets, pillows and pillowcases on…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (bedding — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The sheets, blankets, duvets, pillows and pillowcases on a bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#m1)

2) Material such as straw, hay or wood shavings used for animals to sleep on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#m2)

3) Bedding plants are small flowers planted in a garden bed for one season. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and hygiene, bedding should be washed regularly (often once a week) because sweat, skin flakes and dust mites collect in it; changing your bedding helps if you have allergies. In pet care, rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters need clean, dry bedding, changed often. In gardening, bedding plants brighten flower beds. Phrases: "change the bedding", "wash the bedding", "clean bedding", "straw bedding", "bedding plants".

### examples

- Help me change the bedding on your bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x1)
- We wash our bedding every Saturday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x2)
- The hamster needs fresh bedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x3)
- The horse had straw bedding in its stable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x4)
- My new bedding has dinosaurs on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x5)
- Dust mites live in old bedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x6)
- Granny planted bedding plants along the path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x7)
- Pack sleeping bags or bedding for the sleepover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x8)
- It is better to lie quiet in the mud than to be disturbed on good bedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/#x9)

### note

Uncountable: "the bedding", "some bedding", not "a bedding" or "beddings". It takes a singular verb: "The bedding is clean." Do not confuse "bedding" with "bedroom" or "bedtime".

### In the corpora

- [Gerbils come from deserts where they live in tunnels, so they love a deep layer of bedding to dig in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/202-hamsters-gerbils-and-pet-rats-and-mice/9/)
- [Cages and hutches need cleaning regularly; dirty bedding left for a month causes smells and illness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/12/)
- [Badgers are very clean: they drag in fresh grass and bracken for bedding and dig special toilet pits away from the sett.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/405-the-real-animals-of-the-wild-wood-badger-stoat-weasel-ferret-field-mice-and-winter-hedgehogs/9/)
- [On freezing nights small animals in hutches need a sheltered place and extra bedding.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/65-a-pet-is-a-responsibility/19/)
- [Damaged cables, hot plugs and chargers smothered under bedding are warning signs of a fault that can start a fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/108-laundry-freezer-and-electricity/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bedding» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bedding/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.