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View synonyms for riding

riding

1

[ rahy-ding ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that rides.


adjective

  1. used in traveling or in riding:

    riding clothes.

riding

2

[ rahy-ding ]

noun

  1. any of the three administrative divisions into which Yorkshire, England, is divided, namely, North Riding, East Riding, and West Riding.
  2. any similar administrative division elsewhere.

Riding

3

[ rahy-ding ]

noun

  1. Laura, 1901–91, U.S. poet, novelist, and critic.

riding

1

/ ˈraɪdɪŋ /

noun

  1. capital when part of a name any of the three former administrative divisions of Yorkshire: North Riding, East Riding and West Riding
  2. (in Canada) a parliamentary constituency
  3. (in New Zealand) a rural electorate for local government


riding

2

/ ˈraɪdɪŋ /

noun

    1. the art or practice of horsemanship
    2. ( as modifier )

      riding techniques

      a riding school

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Word History and Origins

Origin of riding1

before 1000; Middle English (noun, adj.); Old English rīdende (adj.). See ride, -ing 1, -ing 2

Origin of riding2

1250–1300; Middle English triding, Old English *thriding < Old Norse thridjungr third part; t- (of ME), variant of th- (of OE), lost by assimilation to -t in east, west, which commonly preceded

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Word History and Origins

Origin of riding1

from Old English thriding , from Old Norse thrithjungr a third. The th- was lost by assimilation to the -t or -th that preceded it, as in west thriding , etc

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Example Sentences

Maybe cyclists have always been riding around, but I just never paid them any attention.

He slides between them easily, as if riding the fader between his turntables.

Objectively, they are not just riding with the tide, but helping to guide its very direction.

The bit, in which two chopper-riding mamas host an afternoon talk show, started off well.

Christie has a lot riding on fulfilling his promise of shepherding Atlantic City into a third boom era.

The moon rose on a terrified mob trudging or riding the forty miles of road between Meerut and the Mogul capital.

The sound of the swift beating of horse-hoofs was heard from the south, and soon three men came riding up.

When seen riding the latter, he was asked the reason (it turned out that his better half had taken the good one).

She thought, in her simplicity, that the doctor must have died, since Alessandro was riding home alone.

He planned to make an early start from Pend d' Oreille, and thus reach Walsh by riding late the next night.

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