ford
noun
a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
fording
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present participleof ford.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Scotty Jalbert, emergency services manager for San Luis Obispo County, said river crossings can be deceiving and people can run into trouble after successfully fording them several times.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
He described fording knee-deep mud in the jungles of the Darién Gap linking Colombia and Panama.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2022
Jeep says the Grand Cherokee 4xe is capable of water fording up to 24 inches.
From The Verge ● Sep. 29, 2021
The version for the 2020 Wrangler took a little longer to plumb for anticipated Jeep-like duties like fording streams, bashing boulders, hauling toys and, of course, being tarted-up with thousands of combinations of accessories.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2019
A great white cow was fording through the river of traffic, vehicles parting to let it through.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
