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

With OpenAI’s future riding on a grandiose vision that lacks a clear financial model, though, investors shouldn’t see it as anything close to a sure thing.

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Indiana stormed into big boy Oregon’s duck pond and decisively beat an undefeated No. 2 superpower riding an 18-game home winning streak, 30-20.

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A horseback riding accident and a car accident.

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When somebody buys a Ducati, they can join a club and instantly have this family of people that are passionate about riding these beautiful machines.

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It was fall and we were riding around in the hills when we came across a mutual friend.

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