uploading

Syllables: up·load·ingUK/ˈʌpˌləʊdɪŋ/US/ˈʌpˌloʊdɪŋ/

uploading is the present participle and gerund of upload.

Meaning of upload

upload (third-person singular simple present uploads, present participle uploading, simple past and past participle uploaded)

(intransitive, transitive) To transfer data to a computer on a network, especially to a server on the Internet.
- You will have to convert your photograph to a jpg format if you wish to upload it.
Antonyms:

download
(Canada) To transfer jurisdiction and responsibility of a government asset or service to a higher level of government.
- Our government will not be uploading the DVP or Gardiner Expressway and will not be imposing any new tolls on any roads in Ontario.CBC News (9 January 2023 (last accessed)), “Dakota Brasier”, in CBC, CBC, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2023

uploading (plural uploadings)

The process by which something is uploaded.
- Attacks are recorded and sent “spinning around the world,” but most aspects of social life are now recorded – think of family events, or even routine uploadings – so why remark that the attacks are?2012, Cristina Archetti, Understanding Terrorism in the Age of Global Media

plural	uploadings

What does uploading mean?: Uploading means the process by which something is uploaded.
What is uploading the present participle and gerund of?: Uploading is the present participle and gerund of upload.
What part of speech is uploading?: Uploading is a noun.
How do you pronounce uploading?: Uploading is pronounced /ˈʌpˌloʊdɪŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of uploading?: The plural of uploading is uploadings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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