Striding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Striding is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of stride.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of stride.
More Meanings
- The act of one who strides; a long step.
- (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.
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!
Word Forms
- stridings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include step, pace, tread, footstep, march, straddling.
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