Synonyms for burdening
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bur-dn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr dn |
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Définition of burdening
Origin :- "a load," Old English byrðen "a load, weight, charge, duty;" also "a child;" from Proto-Germanic *burthinjo- "that which is borne" (cf. Old Norse byrðr, Old Saxon burthinnia, German bürde, Gothic baurþei), from PIE root *bher- (1) "to bear, to carry; give birth" (see infer).
- The shift from -th- to -d- took place beginning 12c. (cf. murder). Archaic burthen is occasionally retained for the specific sense of "capacity of a ship." Burden of proof is recorded from 1590s.
- verb encumber, strain
- That smile evoked from her the question that had been burdening her mind.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- If there is anything I hate it is this idea of burdening a man with escort duty.
- Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King
- I feel as if yonder dead man and his coffin were burdening my soul.
- Extract from : « In The Fire Of The Forge, Complete » by Georg Ebers
- Maybe his father was burdening his good old friends, and it was they who "needed" him.
- Extract from : « The Uncalled » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- You must not think that you are burdening a poor man—that is all.
- Extract from : « Lords of the World » by Alfred John Church
- I see no use in burdening young minds with oversorrowful stories.
- Extract from : « Averil » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
- It was burdening you with an obligation in the eyes of the world.
- Extract from : « The Village Notary » by Jzsef Etvs
- Your company will cheer me, it is true, And I could never think of burdening you.
- Extract from : « The Kingdom of Love » by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Does it not seem to you that I have done enough in burdening myself with her?
- Extract from : « Maximina » by Armando Palacio Valds
- They were not welcome, and had, evidently, no intention of burdening the towns.
- Extract from : « Our Foreigners » by Samuel P. Orth
Antonyms for burdening
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