noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is ferried.

   "Their workday of love was one of ferryings and crossings from shore to shore, island to island, of perceptions into death[…]"

2. 2
   transport by boat or aircraft wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of ferry form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

ferryferrytransport

Example

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"Their workday of love was one of ferryings and crossings from shore to shore, island to island, of perceptions into death[…]"

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