striding

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English strydyng, stridende, strydand, from Old English strīdende, from Proto-Germanic *strīdandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *strīdaną (“to endeavour; stand tall; withstand; take long steps”), equivalent to stride +‎ -ing.

Verb

striding

1. present participle and gerund of stride

Etymology 2

From Middle English strydynge, equivalent to stride +‎ -ing.

Noun

striding (countable and uncountable, plural stridings)

1. The act of one who strides; a long step.
   • 1804, Thomas Brown, Poems, page 191:

     How broad, amid those pines, the torch-flame red / Flings its dark flashes; and those steps, that fall, / Heavy, and slow, no voice amid their call, / Sound, like the giant-stridings of the dead!

2. (skiing, uncountable) A technique for propelling forward that appears similar to walking, where a foot slides forward on the opposite side of a pole being planted to provide a location to apply force.

Synonyms

(skiing):

• classic striding
• striding technique

Coordinate terms

(skiing):

• skating
• double poling

Anagrams

• tridings