riding

Meaning

present participle and gerund of ride

Frequency

Hyphenated as

rid‧ing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹaɪdɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English rydyng; equivalent to ride + -ing.

Cognate with English

third

Cognate with English

trithing

New

ride

1. To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc.
2. To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger.
3. (informal) To transport (someone) in a vehicle.
4. Of a ship: to sail, to float on the water.
5. To be carried or supported by something lightly and quickly; to travel in such a way, as though on horseback.
6. To traverse by riding.
7. To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.
8. To exploit or take advantage of (a situation).
9. To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle.
10. (slang) To mount (someone) to have sex with them; to have sexual intercourse with.
11. (colloquial) To nag or criticize; to annoy (someone).
12. Of clothing: to gradually move (up) and crease; to ruckle.
13. To rely, depend (on).
14. Of clothing: to rest (in a given way on a part of the body).
15. To play defense on the defensemen or midfielders, as an attackman.
16. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.
17. To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.
18. To monitor (some component of an audiovisual signal) in order to keep it within acceptable bounds.
19. In jazz, to play in a steady rhythmical style.

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Two women riding their bicycles along a

dirt road .

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