lade
verb (used with object)
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
was lading
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past progressiveof lade.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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That skepticism was multiplied when I saw that OnePlus was lading on lots of cameras here.
From The Verge ● May 14, 2019
Now one day at Samos, while the ship was lading, Perseus wandered into a pleasant wood to get out of the sun, and sat down on the turf and fell asleep.
From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Now one day, while the ship was lading, Perseus wandered into a pleasant wood to get out of the sun, and sat down on the turf and fell asleep.
From Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) by Various
While the Zeelander was lading Barbados cotton for the mills in New England, he'd come in one night with the other members of the Dutch crew, and she'd introduced him to one of the girls.
From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover
