Definition of burdening:
(n) :
A heavy load.
(n) :
A responsibility, onus.
(n) :
A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
(v) :
(transitive) To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
(v) :
(transitive) To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
(n) :
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.