portage
noun
the act of carrying; carriage.
portaging
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present participleof portage.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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All went well up to day 13 of 16, when the group of rafters approached Lava Falls, “the gnarliest rapid I’ve ever navigated” and one you can’t avoid by portaging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
“We were portaging, and Wynn said to me, ‘I can’t make it,’ ” he recalled.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
At any rate, traveling by kayak means always having the option of simply taking to land and portaging everything into a better channel.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
All day on Friday, workmen made this fifteen-minute trek, portaging necessities for the evening: armfuls of peonies, sewing machines swathed in muslin, inscrutable spiky objects in gold.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2015
Tiller and Florida had traveled the length of Hidden River and had spent the last two hours portaging into the Goochee River.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
