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carrying

KA-ree-ing/ˈkæɹiɪŋ/

2 meanings of carrying

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of carry. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

    She was carrying a heavy box up the stairs.

    The workers kept carrying bricks all afternoon.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The work of moving goods or people from one place to another.

    Like a delivery truck taking packages from a store all the way to your door.

    The carrying of mail across the mountains took several days back then.

    Trucks made the carrying of farm goods to market much faster.

    Similartransport, transportation, conveyance, haulage, carriage

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carrying is a form of carry

carry, verb: To take someone or something from one place to another, in your hands or in a vehicle, pipe, or wire. Full entry

Forms
carrycarries he/she/itcarrying -ing formcarried past tense, past participle
Spelling
carry → carrying: add -ing

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