ferrying

verb

Definition of ferryingnext
present participle of ferry
1
as in carrying
to support and take from one place to another there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground

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2
as in sailing
to travel on water in a vessel we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferrying
  1. carrying
  2. hauling
  3. boating
  4. transporting
  5. sending
Verb
  • Acker went from carrying 72 times in 2023 to once last season but can handle the load if necessary or serve as a lead blocker.
    Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • According to the wildlife charity (WDC), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, spinner dolphins, orcas, Australian humpback dolphins and sperm whales have all been observed carrying dead calves.
    Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of carrying
Verb
  • The Falcon 9's upper stage continued hauling the 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit, where they will be deployed about 65 minutes after launch.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • After the Corps of Engineers, hopefully, has a few trucks hauling the sand for about 100 days next year, park staff would be able to move some sand each year until the dune stabilizes, Taylor said.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of hauling
Verb
  • These summer months also coincide with the time when humans are out boating, swimming and walking river paths more often, as the weather is warmer.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The top activities at the national level are boating and fishing and RVing, while the fastest-growing are bicycling, snow sports and hunting.
    John Frank, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of boating
Verb
  • Pre-boxing make sense for storing, transporting and launching small attack drones, by the dozen or by the hundred.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • However, new planes are still coming off the line and safely transporting passengers around the world.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of transporting
Verb
  • Not all of these options are ideal but most of them are moves Winnipeg could make without sending another first-round pick out the door.
    Murat Ates, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Trees recycle rainwater, absorbing precipitation before sending it through their roots to recharge underground water storage centers, known as aquifers.
    Dan Lambe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of sending
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