leading¹ Definition
lead·ing (led′iŋ)
noun
- a covering or being covered with lead
- strips or sheets of lead, collectively
leading² Definition
lead·ing (lēd′iŋ)
noun
the action of one that leads; guidance; direction; leadership
adjective
- that leads; guiding
- principal; chief
- playing the lead in a play, film, etc.
leading Synonyms
leading
modif.
leading Usage Examples
Preposition: of
spirit: Yearly Meeting stresses that central to a meeting must always be constant discernment of the leadings of the Spirit.
Modifies a noun
- provider: Leonard Cheshire is the leading charity provider of services for disabled people in the UK.
- supplier: Bonners Music Shop is a leading supplier of piano stools across the UK.
- manufacturer: Laboratory Technician ADM Cocoa Hull Ltd, a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company, is a leading manufacturer of Cocoa.
- edge: Even for firms at the leading edge, the fight to be competitive never stops.
- role: Gay Lynn Webb played a leading role in student life in the early days of the University.
- charity: A leading charity which provides dogs for people with sight problems has been given a boost by staff at Southern Water.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near leading
- ‹ leadership
- ‹ leader board
- ‹ leader
- ‹ leaden
- ‹ leaded
- ‹ lead with one's chin
- ‹ lead up to
- ‹ lead time
- ‹ lead tetraethyl
- ‹ lead poisoning

