Thesaurus results for FERRYING

ferrying

verb

present participle of ferry

as in carrying

to support and take from one place to another there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in sailing

to travel on water in a vessel we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of ferrying High costs But shippers are ferrying crude through Hormuz at high cost to the lives of their crews and in freight and insurance rates, Bockmann said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Cars drive from one dot on a map to another, ferrying takeout to people at home on sofas. — Longreads, 15 Sep. 2026 Lately, he’s been ferrying barrels of that water into the city so that workers have water to bring home to their families. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 Sean Vard, the long-time groom for Swiss rider Martin Fuchs, spends much of his life on the road, ferrying top show jumpers around Europe and beyond from his base near Zurich, Switzerland. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Veterinary staff needed help to complete the procedure, ferrying the animals back and forth in carriers on electric buggies. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Choppers flew overhead in a constant stream ferrying victims from a village just on the other side of the river. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 As with most of the military’s statements on strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the Pentagon did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Recent reports have pointed to Russia ferrying materiel to Iran and North Korea deploying drone operators in support of Moscow, while China and Taiwan are both learning lessons from the conflict in Ukraine. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferrying

Verb

An ammunition depot was hit, as were a bulk carrier in the Chornomorsk port carrying dual-use goods and port infrastructure in Izmail, the ministry said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrying

Verb

The ship’s April transatlantic cruise starts in Port Canaveral before sailing to Bermuda, the Azores, Portugal, and England.

— Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
However, the average vessel isn't exactly sailing around the world for years on end like a commercial freighter.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

There, the couple’s daughter, Amy Johnson, explained that her parents are fighting their mother’s pancreatic cancer and that the luggage-hauling job is real.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
That's a lot of screen for a vehicle whose primary job is still hauling stuff.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauling

Verb

Also in the collection are Parisian cityscapes by Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro, a horse-racing image by Edgar Degas and a boating scene by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, all valued in the tens of millions of dollars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The park has boating access, paddlesport rentals, and a swimming beach, as well as hiking trails, campgrounds, and mini cabins.

— Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of boating

Verb

For decades, organizations have focused primarily on managing PFAS—capturing it, concentrating it and transporting it elsewhere for disposal or destruction.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Day, police said, may have implicated himself and Thomas by accidentally recording themselves while transporting the victim’s body.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of transporting

Verb

In 2010, 11 deep-cover Russian spies were arrested across the United States, sending shockwaves around the globe.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
The duo leaves us there for nearly six minutes, sending drone clouds of various textures while Schwendener’s voice drifts through the distant fog.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sending

Browse Nearby Words

ferryboats

ferrying

fertile

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Ferrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferrying. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of ferrying

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

inscrutable

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes