laden
burdened; loaded down.
to lade.
Origin of laden
1Other words from laden
- un·lad·en, adjective
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How to use laden in a sentence
It’s one that never fails to make me laugh, one that seems to have only become more prominent in these pandemic-laden times.
One Good Thing: The trick uniting the internet’s funniest videos | Emily VanDerWerff | September 25, 2020 | VoxSpewing virus-laden droplets may not be the only way people and other animals send viruses into the air.
Dust can infect animals with flu, raising coronavirus concerns | Erin Garcia de Jesus | August 24, 2020 | Science News For StudentsFor us, it’s an emotionally laden calculus, and we typically fail to apply it in quite the right way.
The Deck Is Not Rigged: Poker and the Limits of AI | Maria Konnikova | August 7, 2020 | Singularity HubAll the open windows in the world can’t help if you’re swallowing globs of virus-laden spit.
How To Make Indoor Air Safer | Kaleigh Rogers (kaleigh.rogers@fivethirtyeight.com) | July 20, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAny air that can leak through the sides, top or bottom of masks can carry virus-laden aerosols.
Science offers recipes for homemade coronavirus masks | Kathiann Kowalski | May 14, 2020 | Science News For Students
Proceedings followed in the Admiralty, and the goods were not sold; but the ship was found to be rotten, and had to be unladen.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellThe cans of new milk were unladen in the rain, Tess getting a little shelter from a neighbouring holly tree.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyBoats reach the sea from thence in a day and a-half; but their navigation back, even when unladen, is the labour of nine days.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson | Robert SoutheyThe carriage is moored, the horses are unshipped, wraps and overcoats speedily unladen and left in bond.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees | Edwin Asa DixOn the other hand, such mistakes scarcely ever happen to individuals in an unladen train, kept in good array.
Animal Intelligence | George J. Romanes
British Dictionary definitions for laden
/ (ˈleɪdən) /
a past participle of lade 1
weighed down with a load; loaded
encumbered; burdened
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