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ladening

ladening is the present participle and gerund of laden.

Meaning of laden

Verb

laden (third-person singular simple present ladens, present participle ladening, simple past and past participle ladened)

  1. (archaic, poetic) To load or charge.
    • The grass is smoothly cut; the trees are carefully pruned; the flowers, ladening the dreamy air with their perfume, are arranged in studied groups of exquisitely blended colors.1889, The Yale Literary Magazine, volume 54, number 8, page 357

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Questions about ladening

What is ladening the present participle and gerund of?
Ladening is the present participle and gerund of laden.

Words near ladening in the dictionary

  1. laded
  2. lademan
  3. lademen
  4. laden
  5. ladened
  6. ladening
  7. ladenness
  8. ladens
  9. lader
  10. Ladera
  11. Ladera Heights

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