What does carrying mean?
Carrying means present participle and gerund of carry.
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/ˈkæɹi.ɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of carry.
carryings away of goods
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.
Use carrying when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Carrying means present participle and gerund of carry.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
carryings away of goods
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