- present participle of load.
loading
Example Sentences
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The Reuters news agency reported that the company had resumed crude oil loading at the site on Friday after an almost four-month pause due to the war in the Middle East.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
The same rumors that started last summer about schools loading up on transfers are circulating again this summer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
Stocks surged on Monday, pushed up by investors loading up on artificial-intelligence names after the U.S. and Iran reached a peace deal.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Because of 3-D printing, “when you reduce heat loading on a very fast munition, you take out a ton of cost and complexity without sacrificing performance.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
Nat kissed her and went down to the wharf to see how the loading of the Astrea was coming along.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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