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Grammar : Adj
Spell : lee-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ˈli dɪŋ



Definition of leading

Origin :
  • "lead work; lead covering or frame of lead," mid-15c., from lead (n.1).
  • adj chief, superior
Example sentences :
  • I followed after his tracks, leading the two poor done-up horses.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • How could it care for a fellow's happiness, or even for his leading a correct life!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • They will be in our next experience as they have been in this, leading us on from strength to strength.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • It thinks that the Herald is not the leading paper, though it may have Ben-it.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
  • Where can I have access to old files of the leading news-papers?
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • But there he stopped, for he began to have a glimmer of where she was leading him.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • And has anyone told you that I am not leading my class at the present minute?
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • "Come an' see Papa Jack, too," she cried, leading him into the next room.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • "Very good," Uncle William replied, leading the way into the shop.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • They spoke of him as "he," and as leading a painfully worthless and disreputable life.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

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