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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

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

    1. the art or practice of horsemanship
    2. ( as modifier )

      riding techniques

      a riding school

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

riding

2

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of riding1

before 1000; Middle English (noun, adj.); Old English īԻ (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
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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
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Example Sentences

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Instead, he focused on TikTok videos including some showing him riding horses in traditional Romanian outfits, and practising judo.

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Michelle recalls her and her siblings riding bikes with the Jackson family children in some idyllic nondenominational order of Black music.

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A lot is also riding on the nature of the threat.

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“I’m riding this horse across this field and I get stuck in this mud bog,” Shirreffs said.

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Mark Carney's Liberals are projected to have won Canada's federal election - riding a backlash of anti-Trump sentiment to form the next government.

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