loading

1 of 2

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

loading

2 of 2

present participle of load entry 2

Synonyms of loading

Noun

• load
• payload
• burden
• cargo

Examples of loading in a Sentence

Noun

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Protesters blocked the loading and unloading of fresh food and other goods at supermarket distribution warehouses near Naples on Monday, Sky TG24 reported. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

At the loading dock, deliveries arrived in trucks lined up in a queue that had been planned a year in advance. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

The allegations draw on a June 16 report from Jehoshaphat Research, which accused Gildan of loading distributors and customers with excess inventory. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Restaurants, grocery stores and shops depend on deliveries, yet too many commercial corridors lack adequate loading zones. — Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing loading

• front loading
• front-loading washer and dryer
• loading bay
• loading dock
• self-loading
• top-loading
• top-loading washing machine

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