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striding en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/

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.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of stride
    form of stride

striding en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of one who strides; a long step.
    • 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! 1804, Thomas Brown, Poems, page 191:
  2. (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.

Forms

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Coordinates

double poling · skating

Synonyms

striding technique · classic striding