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

• burden
• cargo
• draft
• freight
• haul
• lading
• load
• payload
• weight

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

Users of the app reported an unending loading screen while the website featured a 502 error message. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025

Regarding color, the Switch 2's screen is an upgrade from the original Switch's LCD; the red in the loading screen appeared well-saturated in our time with the handheld. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025

In gaming, for example, when players complain about slow loading times, adding entertaining distractions to the loading screen is a temporary solution—but optimizing performance is the real answer. —Ken Moss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Firefighters will remain on-scene overnight working on mop-up in heavy fuel loading. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 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