Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

striding

/ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: strid-ing
IPA: /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stride

noun

The act of one who strides; a long step.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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!"

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: strydyng, strīdende, *strīdandz, *strīdaną, strydynge

Usage

Inflected Forms

stridings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

skating double poling

Synonyms

classic striding striding technique

Rhymes With

providing riding hiding deciding sliding guiding dividing residing siding presiding abiding gliding

Questions

How do you pronounce striding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/.
What does striding mean?: present participle and gerund of stride
Where does striding come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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