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sled⋅ding

  [sled-ing]
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–noun
1. the state of the ground permitting use of a sled: The mountain roads offer good sledding.
2. the going, or kind of travel, for sleds, as determined by ground and weather conditions.
3. a going, progress, or advance in any field: The job won't be easy sledding.
4. the act of conveying or riding on a sled.
Origin:
1675–85, Americanism; sled + -ing 1

sled

  [sled] noun, verb, sled⋅ded, sled⋅ding.
–noun
1. a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
2. a sledge.
–verb (used without object)
3. to coast, ride, or be carried on a sled.
–verb (used with object)
4. to convey by sled.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME sledde < MD; akin to G Schlitten sled, sleigh; cf. slide

Related forms:
sledlike, adjective
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sled   (slěd)   
n.  
  1. A vehicle mounted on runners, used for carrying people or loads over ice and snow; a sledge.
  2. A light wooden frame on runners, used by children for coasting over snow or ice.
v.   sled·ded, sled·ding, sleds

v.   tr.
To carry on or convey by a sled.
v.   intr.
To ride or use a sled.

[Middle English sledde, from Middle Dutch.]
sled'der n.
sled·ding   (slěd'ĭng)   
n.  
  1. The act of using a sled.
  2. Conditions conducive to the use of a sled.
  3. Informal A specific kind of progress toward a goal; the going: "The bill ... faces tough sledding in Congressional conference" (New York Times).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Sledding

Sled"ding\, n. 1. The act of transporting or riding on a sled.

2. The state of the snow which admits of the running of sleds; as, the sledding is good.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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sledding

see easy sledding; tough sledding.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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