freighting

verb

present participle of freight
as in loading
to place a weight or burden on it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane

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Recent Examples of freighting By 2011, Delicias Import was freighting at least four full containers. — Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 As Arizona squeezes more money from its decreasing share of river water, freighting every drop with critical industries and a booming housing market, the price of water is bound to keep climbing. — Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freighting
  1. loading
  2. packing
  3. filling
Verb
  • Having patched the underlying bootloader vulnerability in 2022, Microsoft’s May 2023 patch batch included security updates to prevent attackers from loading older vulnerable boot managers.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Barges that once carried 1,500 tons are loading only 800 to 900 tons, Scavinskyi said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of loading
Verb
  • Imagine bringing up rabies to somebody who had just been bisected and then stuck back together with what, at least to him, looked like packing tape?
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • On Friday, the order took effect removing some of the 50 percent tariffs imposed on Canadian forestry and agricultural goods, including packing boxes and crates, paper products, plywood sheets, and certain machinery and refrigeration equipment.
    — Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of packing
Verb
  • At this time Randy Lawson is filling the spot left open after Tommy Boyer died.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The restrictions put a temporary end to washing cars at home, filling residential pools, non-essential power washing and operating decorative water features.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of filling

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“Freighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freighting. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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