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noun

ˈlō-diŋ How to pronounce loading (audio)
Definition of loadingnext
as in load
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit

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verb

present participle of load
1
as in filling
to place a weight or burden on students complaining that their teachers were loading them with work

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2
as in packing
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained she loaded her plate at the buffet with as much food as she could carry and with more than any sane person should eat

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Recent Examples of loading
Noun
Photos of the port and coastline in the late 1990s show minimal oil storage and loading infrastructure. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Emergency personnel rushed to the loading station as Nelson and others were asked to leave the area. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Coast Guard posted a video showing its rescue swimmers loading survivors into baskets and hoisting them onto helicopters. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Garrett Mitchell then hit a sacrifice bunt of his own but reached safely because Bruihl’s throw to first was high, loading the bases. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loading
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loading
  1. load
  2. filling
  3. packing
  4. payload
  5. burdening
  6. burden
  7. weighting
  8. cargo
Noun
  • Neo1 combines hydraulic force with electric servo control to balance load capacity and positioning accuracy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of load
Verb
  • In contrast, Golden Week (which starts in early October) is Hong Kong's busiest travel period and sees an enormous amount of tour groups flock to the city, filling up shopping malls and overwhelming the main tourist attractions.
    — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
  • No one makes it through the front door without a warm welcome, then to be greeted by walls of yarn and crafting tables filling the floor space.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of filling
Verb
  • Carl leans in, a triangle of packing peanuts on his shirt, one arm behind his back.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Just in curb weight, the Peugeot E-T16 undercuts the Hyundai Ioniq 5N by a massive 1,312 lb (595 kg) while packing 175 more horsepower.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of packing
Noun
  • These figures therefore should not be treated as interchangeable measures of payload capacity.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The 32 payloads were deployed over a two-hour span beginning about 57 minutes after launch.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of payload
Verb
  • The policy could have affected legally present immigrants, Temporary Protected Status holders and DACA recipients, while burdening underfunded agencies and deterring families from seeking help.
    — Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Under the law, the state must prove a compelling interest for burdening a person's religion and that its solution is the least restrictive way of furthering that interest.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of burdening
Noun
  • Referred to as financial toxicity, a diagnosis can result in harmful economic burden, stress and debt due to high out-of-pocket medical costs stemming from diagnostic tests, treatments, prescription drugs and hospital stays.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • But according to a new study, Connecticut is among the states with the highest leaf burden for homeowners, leaving residents to figure out what to do with all those leaves.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of burden
Verb
  • But weighting choices vary by pollster and offer no assurance of accuracy.
    — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The brain has a bias toward negativity, weighting threats far more heavily than reassurances, so a few alarming inputs can color people’s thoughts for hours.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of weighting
Noun
  • Since its founding, Storyteller has made flexible vans with outdoor accoutrements front of mind, building out versatile multi-use spaces for strapping in large cargo during the ride before rearranging into a bedroom/workshop once there.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Sulaeman said that a tanker carrying fuel to Bali suffered an anchor problem while preparing to unload cargo, delaying deliveries to the island’s main fuel terminals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cargo

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