Synonyms for ferried
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fer-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr i |
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Définition of ferried
Origin :- early 15c., "a passage over a river," from Old Norse ferju- "passage across water," ultimately from the same Germanic root as ferry (v.). The modern noun (1580s) is a shortening of ferry boat (mid-15c.).
- verb carry across
- Johnnie Challn ferried us across the river in two instalments.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- This we ferried by means of the bark canoe carried on the shoulders of Tawabinisy.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- He'd ferried me down to the hilltop in the long shadows of early morning.
- Extract from : « Attrition » by Jim Wannamaker
- The tourists are ferried over, as also are the donkeys on which the tourists ride.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- Behold they have been ferried over Styx, and have passed away into limbo.
- Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- They had ferried and crossed well into the dusk of the evening.
- Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton
- There was a short run to the river, and there they were ferried over.
- Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
- They were ferried across the Attock, and then their real work began.
- Extract from : « For Name and Fame » by G. A. Henty
- I accompanied them to Sluie, and was ferried over the river in a salmon coble.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Betsey » by Hugh Miller
- Then he was ferried over the river, and hastened to Bent-Anat.
- Extract from : « Uarda, Complete » by Georg Ebers
Antonyms for ferried
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