carrying
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
An inflected form of carry · -ing form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,509 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,115 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body also: transport You must carry your camping gearcarry the suitcases to the car
- have with oneself; have on one's person also: pack, take She always takes an umbrellaI always carry money
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission also: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, channel Sound carries well over waterThe airwaves carry the sound
- serve as a means for expressing something also: convey, express The painting of Mary carries motherly loveHis voice carried a lot of anger
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of His efforts carried the entire projectHow many credits is this student carrying?
- support or hold in a certain manner also: hold, bear She holds her head highHe carried himself upright
carrying in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And what do you think they were carrying?
The King of the Cats · Joseph Jacobs & English Folklorists · Chapter 1
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Off they flew like the wind, carrying a grocery basket between them.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels · Howard Roger Garis · Chapter 1
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With her large experience, added to her native spite, she found but little difficulty in carrying off Fairer-than-a-Fairy.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The first, the Pacha, of seventy tons, carrying forty-seven men and boys, was commanded by Captain Francis Drake himself.
Under Drake's Flag · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Much amused at this, Piccolissima tried to find out what a great number of ants, all with burdens, were carrying.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1