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Loading vs Goading - What's the difference?

loading | goading |

As nouns the difference between loading and goading

is that loading is the action of the verb to load while goading is the act by which somebody is goaded.

As verbs the difference between loading and goading

is that loading is present participle of lang=en while goading is present participle of goad.

loading

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to load .
  • :The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.
  • (countable) A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied.
  • :I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.
  • :The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening.
  • (Australia, industrial relations, countable) A hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than an equivalent full-time or part-time employee, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • goading

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is goaded.
  • * 1853 , Orson Squire Fowler, Practical Phrenology
    • This fact refutes the doctrine that the goadings of a guilty conscience in this life, constitute the only punishment for sin