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Antonyms for railroading

Grammar : Verb
Spell : reyl-roh-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪlˌroʊ dɪŋ


Definition of railroading

Origin :
  • 1842, "travel by rail," from railroad (n.). As "business of running railways" from 1882.
  • As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
  • As in jail : verb incarcerate
  • As in press : verb pressure, trouble
  • As in push : verb thrust, press with force
  • As in push : verb incite, urge
  • As in accelerate : verb increase speed, timing
  • As in sentence : verb decide punishment
  • As in thrust : verb push hard
  • As in dispatch : verb hurry, send fast
  • As in drive : verb move or urge on
  • As in enact : verb authorize, legislate
  • As in expedite : verb make happen faster
Example sentences :
  • We love to run past the signals, in our railroading and in our thinking.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • At any rate we'll have to call off railroading for to-night, for if you are not sleepy, I am.
  • Extract from : « Steve and the Steam Engine » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • That was real railroading, the top-notch of railroading, too.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories » by Various
  • It is the same in railroading—or anything else, for that matter.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard
  • At one time, from 1849 to 1855, I was engaged in railroading.
  • Extract from : « Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 » by Various
  • That is a phase of American railroading not often brought to light.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Railroad » by Edward Hungerford
  • But there seems to be no stopping of the hand of ultimate destiny in railroading.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Railroad » by Edward Hungerford
  • But even the simple things in railroading must be executed with extreme care.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Railroad » by Edward Hungerford
  • Railroading is to-day in the full flush of successful existence.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Railroad » by Edward Hungerford
  • He is the kind that American railroading is hungry for to-day.
  • Extract from : « The Modern Railroad » by Edward Hungerford

Synonyms for railroading

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