Definitions for leading
ˈlɛd ɪŋlead·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lead, leading(noun)

   thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

2. leadership, leading(adj)

   the activity of leading

   "his leadership inspired the team"

3. leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)(adj)

   indicating the most important performer or role

   "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"

4. leading(a), preeminent(adj)

   greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

   "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

5. leading(adj)

   going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way

   "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

6. ahead(p), in the lead, leading(adj)

   having the leading position or higher score in a contest

   "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Leading

   of Lead

   Etymology: [a translation of G. leitmotif]

2. Leading

   of Lead

   Etymology: [a translation of G. leitmotif]

3. Leading(adj)

   guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example

   Etymology: [a translation of G. leitmotif]

4. Leading(noun)

   the act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance

   Etymology: [a translation of G. leitmotif]

5. Leading(noun)

   suggestion; hint; example

   Etymology: [a translation of G. leitmotif]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Leading

   In typography, leading refers to the distance between the baselines of successive lines of type. The term originated in the days of hand-typesetting, when thin strips of lead were inserted into the forms to increase the vertical distance between lines of type. The term is still used in modern page layout software such as QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign. In consumer-oriented word processing software, this concept is usually referred to as "line spacing" or "interline spacing."

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leading

   The clogging of the grooves of a rifle with lead from the bullet,—one of the principal obstacles against continuous accurate shooting. It is obviated by covering the bullet with a paper patch or by using a lubricant in the canellures. See Bullets.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leading

   Verb form of the word lead.

   Leading the group they confirmed they lead together as one united being.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 18, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leading' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1637

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leading' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3531

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leading' in Adjectives Frequency: #212

How to pronounce leading?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say leading in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of leading in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of leading in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of leading in a Sentence

1. Justin Amash:

   From the time the President was elected, I was urging Leading Freedom Caucus members to remain independent and to be willing to push back against the President where Leading Freedom Caucus members thought he was wrong, leading Freedom Caucus members've decided to stick with the President time and again, even where Leading Freedom Caucus members disagree with him privately.

2. German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel:

   Tsipras and his government are leading the Greek people on a path of bitter abandonment and hopelessness.

3. Erik Altieri:

   Descheduling marijuana should and will likely be a litmus test in the 2020 Democratic primary, as we have seen, leaders from Democratic Party are seeing that leading the charge on this is not just good policy but is good politics.

4. David Bergstein:

   Too often the norm in a campaign is that voter protection staff come on the ground in September or even sometimes in October unfortunately, and they're sort of on-hand to triage issues that come up, on Election Day or leading up to Election Day, that model is not the best one to be utilizing particularly this cycle.

5. Prem Singh:

   Every week a lung cancer patient walks in; earlier we would get one in three months, problems from air pollution are on the rise and leading to multiple diseases such as bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia.

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