loading

noun

load·​ing ˈlō-diŋ 

1

: a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something

2

: load sense 12

3

: material used to load something : filler

Synonyms

• load
• payload
• burden
• cargo

Examples of loading in a Sentence

the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit

Recent Examples on the Web

The solution developed by Hiverge delivered a 10,000-times speed-up over the existing aircraft-loading algorithm. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025

Ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, Brzytwa suggested that many companies may be prepared to maintain prices, based on front-loading of inventory by firms in anticipation of more complicated tariff regimes coming. —Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025

Users reported long wait times, being stuck in virtual waiting rooms, being kicked off the site while in line and long loading times. —Ben Morse, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

Trucks had to leave their cargo at loading docks, where small 106West carts would then pick it up and deliver it. —Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing loading

• loading bay
• loading dock
• self-loading

Rhymes for loading

• boding
• coding
• goading
• roading
• corroding
• decoding
• downloading
• encoding
• eroding
• exploding
• foreboding
• noncoding

Medical Definition

loading

noun

load·​ing

1

a

: the amount or degree to which something is or can be loaded

b

: administration of a factor or substance to the body or a bodily system in sufficient quantity to test capacity to deal with it

2

: the relative contribution of each component factor in a psychological test or in an experimental, clinical, or social situation