carrying

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹiɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹiɪŋ/, /ˈkɛɹiɪŋ/

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  (Mary–marry–merry merger)
• Hyphenation: car‧ry‧ing

Verb

carrying

1. present participle and gerund of carry

Noun

carrying (plural carryings)

1. Transportation.

   carryings away of goods

   • 1959 May, “Talking of Trains: 1959 begins badly”, in Trains Illustrated, page 234:

     More depressing was an 11 per cent drop of over £2.8 million in receipts from merchandise and livestock carryings, compared with the first 12 weeks of 1958, when the results were themselves poor in relation to previous achievements.