leading

present participle and gerund of leadform-ofgerundparticiple

• I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned

Providing guidance or direction.not-comparable

• Avoid leading questions if you really want the truth.

Ranking first.not-comparable

• He is a leading supplier of plumbing supplies in the county.

Occurring in advance; preceding.not-comparable

• The stock market can be a leading economic indicator.

An act by which one is led or guided.

• I do not affirm that what you see beyond is futile, I do not advise you to stop, / I do not say leadings you thought great are not great, / But I say that none lead to greater than these lead to.
• In his poetic method each writer followed the leadings of his own genius, without reference to common rules and standards; the individualism of the Revolutionary epoch asserted itself to the full.

Command of an army or military unit.archaic

• Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe, That by Characters grauen in thy browes, And by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect, Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?

Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.uncountable