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noun

ˈlō-diŋ How to pronounce loading (audio)
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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
This range is likely a best-case figure, though; real-world performance will depend on terrain, rider weight, loading, weather, and so on. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026 Cleanup workers will be allowed to remove waste and fire debris only through the warehouse’s south loading dock, which is farther from neighbor homes. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
Plenty of my friends worked there loading clays; nothing like working in a box in the middle of August, with the sun beating down on a barren landscape, just make gas money and some Friday night jingle. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Still, trading Ray will be another avenue to continue loading a farm system on the rise. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 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
  • Like a spacecraft control panel, design should reduce cognitive load while keeping critical actions visible and understandable.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, Zinn couldn’t bear doubling their stress load, both by his being in harm’s way and their taking a financial hit by losing his dependable shipyard check.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of load
Verb
  • The novelty vending machines mold souvenir sculptures — a train car, a gorilla, a bust of Abraham Lincoln — in under a minute, filling a two-sided mold with hot plastic, then hollowing it out with compressed air.
    — Juliet Bennett Rylah, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Mauricio Dubon, meanwhile, was expected to continue filling a super-utility role while remaining in the lineup regularly.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of filling
Verb
  • Smaller particles can release mechanical stress more effectively, but increasing surface area can also promote unwanted reactions with the electrolyte and reduce packing density.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Keep scrolling to explore the missing room accessories and items to consider packing for your next hotel visit, from travel-size humidifiers to non-slip socks.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of packing
Noun
  • Cruise missiles typically carry a much larger payload than a drone.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The test demonstrated a faster, cheaper way to evaluate hypersonic payload performance at impact.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of payload
Verb
  • That finding should attract attention from state and local policymakers seeking practical ways to increase housing supply without burdening taxpayers or raising costs for builders and buyers.
    — Kileen Lindgren, Oc Register, 16 July 2026
  • That includes funding long-term care without burdening family, building wealth intentionally over decades and creating the capacity to give, transfer or invest with purpose.
    — Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of burdening
Noun
  • Electricity bills have gone up in Quincy, but large industrial customers like data centers are shouldering the burden.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The burden varies depending on how open the model is and how mature the supporting software ecosystem has become.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of burden
Verb
  • Using that information, the fitter identifies the head shape, hosel configuration and weighting that best complement the player's natural tendencies.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These tests are based on where eventual World Series teams since 2002 (discarding 2020 and weighting more toward champions) have tended to show separation by the All-Star break.
    — Neil Paine, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of weighting
Noun
  • The aquarium said 27-year-old Caspian, 23-year-old Peekachu, 22-year-old Secord and 20-year-old Rain were loaded onto a cargo plane for the journey early Wednesday.
    — CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Lower water levels will force cargo ships to reduce their loads and could further reduce the number of transit slots available later this year.
    — , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cargo

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“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loading. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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