riding

¹ American  

[rahy-ding] / ˈraɪ dɪŋ /

noun

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

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adjective

1. used in traveling or in riding.

   riding clothes.

riding ² American  

[rahy-ding] / ˈraɪ dɪŋ /

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.

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Riding ³ American  

[rahy-ding] / ˈraɪ dɪŋ /

noun

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

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riding ¹ British  

/ ˈraɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the art or practice of horsemanship

   2. ( as modifier )

      a riding school

      riding techniques

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riding ² British  

/ 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

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

After years of riding a wellness wave, they’ve suddenly found themselves squeezed between rising costs and a jittery consumer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fernando, Osmin and their two younger brothers spent their free time shooting slingshots and riding ATVs around acres of dirt roads and fields that belonged to the company where their parents worked.

From The Wall Street Journal

He then rips the statue from the railings and drags it onto his bike before riding off while balancing the soldier across the vehicle.

From BBC

He added the Paralympics were riding on the crest of a wave after the success of the Paris Summer Paralympics in 2024.

From Barron's

Google’s progress with advanced models and its own chips could be a troubling sign for Nvidia, Microsoft, Oracle and other major tech players that have a lot riding on OpenAI’s aggressive spending plans.

From The Wall Street Journal

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