Meaning & use
Ferrying
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Transporting people, vehicles, or goods across a stretch of water or a short distance in a vehicle that travels back and forth.
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A small boat kept ferrying tourists between the island and the mainland all afternoon.
Volunteers spent the weekend ferrying supplies to the flooded village.
A note on using this word
"Ferrying" is the present participle of the verb "ferry," which shares its root with the noun for the boat itself.
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