ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fording

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Fording is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ford.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of ford.

More Meanings

  1. The act by which something is forded.
  2. Fording place

Example Sentences

There at the fording in the little boat the unknown man plays upon his lute.
By half past seven we were both pretty nearly all in, and wet from innumerable fordings of the river, so we stopped and boiled some hot water with the sugar left over from lunch.

Word Forms

Synonyms for fording

Depending on context, synonyms include ford.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crossing, forthfaring, ferrying, rift, ferriage, foreship.

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