laden
pronunciation
How to pronounce laden in British English:
UK [ˈleɪdn]
How to pronounce laden in American English:
US [ˈledn]
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- Verb:
- remove with or as if with a ladle
- fill or place a load on
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- Adjective:
- filled with a great quantity
- burdened psychologically or mentally
Word Origin
- laden (adj.)
- "loaded, weighted down," 1590s, from the original past participle of lade.
Example
- 1. A few smoky lorries laden with onions and rugs cross at wagah , the main border post .
- 2. Every path wechoose will have intention and be laden with messages if we al - low ourselvesto receive them .
- 3. Maybe so , but amazing numbers of trucks laden with copper contraband still seem to rumble unchallenged across schengen frontiers to lands where german is not spoken .
- 4. The first connected bruyneel to the team 's support vehicle , laden with extra bicycles , water bottles , power bars , and other tools and equipment .
- 5. The first rescue flights laden with food , medicine and body bags arrived in the devastated region on sumatra island as another powerful quake struck further south , causing more injuries and sparking panic .