loading

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noun

load·​ing ˈlō-diŋ How to pronounce loading (audio)
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1
: a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something
2
: load sense 12
3
: material used to load something : filler

loading

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present participle of load entry 2

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Noun the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit
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The BetMGM app is slower loading and the bet builder is a little clunky. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 While top-loading machines don’t have as many problems with moldy door seals, letting the drum dry when the machine is not in use is still a good idea. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2026 Tankers delivering oil to refineries and loading fuel out of refineries could get delayed as well. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Data compiled by Bloomberg shows crude loadings fell from roughly 250,000 barrels per day in August to zero in September, marking the first such instance since the war began in February. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loading

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First Known Use

Noun

circa 1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of loading was circa 1523

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Medical Definition

loading

noun
load·​ing
1
a
: the amount or degree to which something is or can be loaded
b
: administration of a factor or substance to the body or a bodily system in sufficient quantity to test capacity to deal with it
2
: the relative contribution of each component factor in a psychological test or in an experimental, clinical, or social situation

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