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shipping
1[ship-ing]
noun
the act or business of a person or thing that ships.
a number of ships, especially merchant ships, taken as a whole; tonnage.
Obsolete.a voyage.
shipping
2[ship-ing]
noun
the act or practice of discussing, writing about, or hoping for a romantic relationship between fictional characters, as in fan fiction, or between famous people, whether or not the romance actually exists in the book, show, etc., or in real life.
the shipping of TV characters;
shipping in webcomics.
shipping
/ ˈʃɪɪŋ /
noun
the business of transporting freight, esp by ship
( as modifier )
a shipping magnate
shipping line
ships collectively
there is a lot of shipping in the Channel
the tonnage of a number of ships
shipping for this year exceeded that of last
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonshipping adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shipping2
Example Sentences
If the conflict continues, and in particular if there is disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway off the south coast of Iran, the price of oil and gas could rise further.
It still would have been better than his supposed deal with China on trade or the Houthi regime in Yemen on shipping, both of which amount to plenty of bluster followed by retreat.
They already agreed in December 2022 to cap the price of Russian crude oil at $60 a barrel, making that a condition of access to western ports and shipping insurance and port.
What if – on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula - the Houthis in Yemen redouble their efforts to attack shipping in the Red Sea?
U.S. military planners have long been concerned about Iranian naval attacks using small boats for ramming or small arms attacks against shipping in the Persian Gulf.
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When To Use
Shipping is the act of wanting two or more fictional characters or celebrities to end up in a relationship, usually romantic.
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