1. the action of putting a load or cargo into or onto something
2. the weight or amount of cargo being carried
3. the process of transferring data or a program into a computer’s memory
Usage: computing

1. present participle of load; putting something into or onto a vehicle, container, or device

Examples

• The loading of the truck took two hours.
• We watched the loading dock workers move the containers.
• The ship’s loading capacity is 50,000 tons.
• The software is still loading on my computer.
• They are loading the dishwasher after dinner.
• The loading zone is reserved for delivery trucks only.
• Please wait while the page is loading.