ridden
a past participle of ride.
Other words from ridden
- un·rid·den, adjective
- well-ridden, adjective
Other definitions for -ridden (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “obsessed with,” “overwhelmed by” (torment-ridden) or “full of,” “burdened with” (debt-ridden).
Origin of -ridden
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How to use ridden in a sentence
The bitter and guilt-ridden Rick of previous seasons would never have been able to do this.
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero | Regina Lizik | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLeonard has hung with cops, ridden in squad cars, sat in the courtrooms and precinct houses, seen busts up close.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune | Mike Lupica | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe episode includes satirical images of crime-ridden, rat-infested slums overrun by child-biting monkeys.
Mr. Simpson Goes to Washington: How Homer Influenced Politics | Asawin Suebsaeng | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Ferguson, Missouri, the bullet-ridden body of Michael Brown lies on a slab somewhere, and his parents await justice, and mourn.
It is naïve to imagine that a militarized police will confine itself to surgical strikes in crime-ridden areas.
Before daybreak we had ridden five and twenty miles, but had been compelled to abandon two more guns.
We had been twelve hours in the saddle, and had ridden over nearly a hundred miles of ground.
I looked over his shoulder and recognized at a glance the rangy black MacRae had ridden.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairHe had ridden fast; she had heard the quick strokes of the horse's hoofs on the ground before she saw him.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonOnce he had galloped up to the open door, looked in, spoken in a friendly way to her, and ridden on.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for ridden
/ (ˈrɪdən) /
the past participle of ride
(in combination) afflicted, affected, or dominated by something specified: damp-ridden; disease-ridden
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