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

Much is riding on the outcome of the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times

“The horse needs to be able to be ponied by another partner — where I’m riding the horse and I’m holding the rope of another horse in case the rider goes down.”

From Los Angeles Times

He said: "They're not riding to support Israel, they're riding because they got an opportunity to race bikes around the world."

From BBC

General Assembly to deliver a belligerent and lengthy speech when the escalator he and the first lady were riding stopped abruptly, forcing them to walk the rest of the way up.

From Salon

“That gave me the same thrill of riding a freight train,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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