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. 1. the art or practice of horsemanship

   2. ( as modifier )

      a riding school

      riding techniques

riding

²

/ 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

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

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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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.

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The U.S. stock market is heading into a shortened trading week, as investors break for Thanksgiving, with a lot riding on American consumers after a recent tumultuous stretch.

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