- present participle of carry.
carrying
Example Sentences
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But the ships moving that oil are hardly carrying any diesel, the fuel the world needs most.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
To mimic strength training, the mice climbed a 70-centimeter staircase while carrying weights attached to their tails.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ideally, I would want to see each car spend more of its day carrying paying riders, while costs per car fall as the fleet grows.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Phillip Marshall, head of Operation Stovewood for the NCA, said officers were carrying out proactive enquiries.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The train was shorter; the cars carrying the men had disappeared.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
