Synonyms of ferrying

ferrying

verb

present participle of ferry

1

as in carrying

to support and take from one place to another

there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carrying
• hauling
• transporting
• sending
• bringing
• packing
• carting
• conveying
• toting
• lugging
• delivering
• taking
• transferring
• bearing
• shipping
• transmitting
• moving
• forwarding
• removing
• fetching
• shifting
• handing over

2

as in sailing

to travel on water in a vessel

we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailing
• boating
• cruising
• navigating
• voyaging
• shipping (out)
• kayaking
• making sail
• coasting
• canoeing
• taking ship
• yachting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ferrying

The cries of seagulls, water lapping against the boat, the rumble of engines and the arrival of speedboats ferrying cast and crew give the sense of sharing the actors’ long waits on the open water. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

On Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine attacked a cargo ship ferrying military supplies between Iran and Russia in the Caspian Sea. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Dynacom and its billionaire owner, George Prokopiou, have been instrumental during the war in ferrying oil out of the Persian Gulf and into larger export tankers — at windfall prices that have at times reached $500,000 per vessel. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Flight campaign results Pilots from GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies conducted flight evaluations in the United States before ferrying the aircraft across the Atlantic to the United Kingdom. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

For many people busy ferrying their kids to camp or embarking on vacations, summer is a time to let their TV backlog swell. — David Faris, TheWeek, 8 July 2026

With a capacity of 45 passengers, the mésoscaphe, a submarine for shallow to mid-range depths, made more than a thousand dives that summer, ferrying 33,000 ordinary people into the lake’s depths. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

On most mornings, Nguyen Thien Bao threads his VinFast electric motorbike through the jammed traffic of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi — ferrying passengers and deliveries. — ABC News, 22 June 2026

The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs. — CBS News, 21 June 2026