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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

/ ˈ°ù²¹Éª»åɪŋ /

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

/ ˈ°ù²¹Éª»åɪŋ /

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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of riding1

before 1000; Middle English (noun, adj.); Old English °ùÄ«»å±ð²Ô»å±ð (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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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It wasn’t that long ago — Dec. 17, in fact — that Tesla seemed to be riding high.

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While investigating the first vandalism, officers spotted Williams riding an electric scooter near Main and Ash streets.

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On 24 March in western Australia, a school bus collided with a car Ms Giuffre was riding in, according to the statement.

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She'd been riding high in the polls ahead of the next election, scheduled in two years' time.

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A 15-year-old girl who was hit by Israeli machine gun fire while riding her bicycle was one of the many wounded children that Dr Perlmutter said he had to operate on.

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