loading

[loh-ding] / ˈloʊ dɪŋ /

NOUN

stowing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

packing storing

STRONG

burdening charging cramming cumbering encumbering filling lading priming readying

Example Sentences

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Snack food companies are loading up on the ingredient to woo protein-obsessed American consumers, including those taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Satellite imagery showed Forwarder left Primorsk on 12 June after loading oil.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Including two very large crude carrier cargoes currently loading in the Gulf of Oman, total observed flows are at least 100 million barrels, “aligning with Trump’s statement,” Smith said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Pinch-hitter Geraldo Perdomo shot a line-drive single off Klein into shallow left field, loading the bases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Hurriedly he went through the loading steps, trying to think only of what he had to do, concentrating so hard his head hurt.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi