"ferrying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ferryings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ferrying (plural ferryings)
  1. The act by which something is ferried.
    Sense id: en-ferrying-en-noun-wG0M1h5P

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} ferrying
  1. present participle and gerund of ferry Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: ferry
    Sense id: en-ferrying-en-verb-yoyZFBfJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

Inflected forms

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