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riding.

A path cut through woodland.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹaɪ.dɪŋ/
  1. A path cut through woodland.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of one who rides; a mounted excursion.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The behaviour in the motion of a vehicle, such as oscillation.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A festival procession.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɹaɪ.dɪŋ/
  1. Any of the three administrative divisions of Yorkshire and some other northern counties of England.

    historical
  2. Electoral district or constituency.

    Canada
Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From trithing (initial /t/ absorbed into preceding north, south, east, west, inner ⟨th⟩ already sometimes /d/ in Middle English), from Middle English trithing, tridinge, from Old English *þriþing, from Old Norse þriðjungr (“third part”), from Proto-Germanic *þridjô (“third”) (English third). Equivalent to third + -ing; compare with farthing (“fourth part”). Cognate with English trithing. The folk etymology that connects the term to the area a horse-rider could cover in a single day is incorrect, but may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.

verb/ˈɹaɪ.dɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of ride

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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

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