Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lading

/ˈleɪdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: lad-ing
IPA: /ˈleɪdɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of loading.

Countable

noun

Shipment, cargo, freight.

Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of lade

Example Sentences

"the ship remained there, in providing his lading and preparing for his voyage, nearly three months[…]"
"The B-end of car DJJX 30478 […] was relatively intact but was surrounded by scrap steel lading from the car, which had been released to the track surface […] The bathtub gondola car structural features produced a car that could carry more lading and provided a relatively obstruction-free car interior which, when combined with the rotary dump feature, permitted the free-flow of granular lading and rapid evacuation of the load with little or no residue left in the car."
"Nor could I weary, heart or limb, ⁠When mighty Love would cleave in twain ⁠The lading of a single pain, And part it, giving half to him."

Etymology

Gerund of lade (verb). Cognate with Dutch lading (“cargo, charge”), German Ladung (“cargo, charge”), Polish ładunek (“cargo, charge”), Swedish laddning (“charge”). Doublet of loading.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ladings (plural)

Phrases

bill of lading book of lading lading-can

Frequently Paired Words

laden

Synonyms

loading freight load payload shipment consignment cargo

Rhymes With

trading upgrading fading invading grading aiding degrading shading raiding persuading wading evading

Questions

How do you pronounce lading?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪdɪŋ/.
What does lading mean?: The action of loading.
Where does lading come from?: Gerund of lade (verb). Cognate with Dutch lading (“cargo, charge”), German Ladung (“cargo, charge”), Polish ładunek (“cargo, charge”), Swedish laddning (“charge”). Doublet of loading.

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