sledding

[sled-ing]

noun

the state of the ground permitting use of a sled: The mountain roads offer good sledding.
the going, or kind of travel, for sleds, as determined by ground and weather conditions.
a going, progress, or advance in any field: The job won't be easy sledding.

the act of conveying or riding on a sled.

Origin of sledding

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85; sled + -ing¹

sled

[sled]

noun

a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
a sledge.

verb (used without object), sled·ded, sled·ding.

to coast, ride, or be carried on a sled.

verb (used with object), sled·ded, sled·ding.

to convey by sled.

Origin of sled

1350–1400; Middle English sledde < Middle Dutch; akin to German Schlitten sled, sleigh¹; cf. slide

Related formssled·like, adjective

Can be confusedsled sledge sleigh

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Examples from the Web for sledding

Contemporary Examples

That incorporates all of the happiness—beaches, sledding, love—and pain—war, death, loneliness.
Why 'The Giver' Movie Will Disappoint the Book's Fans
Kevin Fallon
August 15, 2014
He takes them to man movies I don't want to see, he takes them for sword fights in the park or sledding in the snow.
God Bless My Nannies
Laura Bennett
February 12, 2009

Historical Examples

The young folk of Milton had plenty of sledding, and some skating.
The Corner House Girls at School
Grace Brooks Hill
He had been gathering turpentine sap, and sledding it to a "still."
Fighting Byng
A. Stone
It would be better to wait, he said, until there was sledding; then we could slip in in no time.
The Copperhead
Harold Frederic
Wouldnt it be wonderful if we did have sledding, next week anyhow?
Betty Lee, Freshman
David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
Sledding or coasting is also slow fun compared to the "bareback" sliding down a steep hill over a hard, glistening crust.
Being a Boy
Charles Dudley Warner

Word Origin and History for sledding

sled

n.

early 14c., "a dragged vehicle used for transport of heavy goods," from Middle Dutch sledde "sled," from Proto-Germanic *slid- (cf. Old Saxon slido, Old Norse sleði, Danish slæde, Swedish släde, Old High German slito, German Schlitten "sledge"), from the same root as Old English slidan (see slide (v.)). Not found in Old English. In reference to a sleigh used for travel or recreation, it is attested from 1580s, now mainly American English.

sled

v.

"transport on a sled," 1718; "ride on a sled," 1780, from sled (n.). Related: Sledded; sledding.

Idioms and Phrases with sledding

sledding

see easy sledding; tough sledding.

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Origin of sled

Examples from the Web for sledding

Contemporary Examples

That incorporates all of the happiness—beaches, sledding, love—and pain—war, death, loneliness.

He takes them to man movies I don't want to see, he takes them for sword fights in the park or sledding in the snow.

Historical Examples

The young folk of Milton had plenty of sledding, and some skating.

He had been gathering turpentine sap, and sledding it to a "still."

It would be better to wait, he said, until there was sledding; then we could slip in in no time.

Wouldnt it be wonderful if we did have sledding, next week anyhow?

Sledding or coasting is also slow fun compared to the "bareback" sliding down a steep hill over a hard, glistening crust.

Word Origin and History for sledding

sled

n.

sled

v.

Idioms and Phrases with sledding

sledding

Origin of sledding