riding
1 of 3noun (1)
rid·ing ˈrī-diŋ 
: the action or state of one that rides
riding
2 of 3adjective
rid·ing
1
: used for or when riding
a riding horse
riding boots
2
: operated by a rider
a riding mower
riding
3 of 3noun (2)
ri·ding ˈrī-diŋ
1
: one of the three administrative jurisdictions into which Yorkshire, England, was formerly divided
2
: an administrative jurisdiction or electoral district in a British dominion (such as Canada)
Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
Middle English -redying or trithing, alteration of Old English *thriding, from Old Norse thrithjungr third part, from thrithi third; akin to Old English thridda third — more at third entry 1
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing riding
riding
verb
1
as in teasing
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- teasing
- taunting
- mocking
- ridiculing
- bothering
- baiting
- heckling
- torturing
- hassling
- picking on
- hazing
- needling
- trying
- testing
- annoying
- jibing
- getting
- plaguing
- gibing
- dogging
- spiting
- irritating
- deriding
- bullying
- itching
- griping
- chafing
- jeering
- pestering
- bugging
- goading
- harassing
- nettling
- troubling
- tormenting
- making game of
- fretting
- riling
- frosting
- putting out
- aggravating
- grating
- ruffling
- narking
- nagging
- terrorizing
- agitating
- badgering
- persecuting
- hagriding
- disturbing
- hounding
- beleaguering
- rasping
- galling
- browbeating
- exasperating
- irking
- discomforting
- aggrieving
- vexing
- peeving
- perturbing
- bedeviling
- harrying
- hacking (off)
- piquing
- hectoring
- gnawing (at)
- burning (up)
2
as in kidding
to make fun of in a good-natured way his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday Synonyms & Similar Words
- teasing
- kidding
- joking
- roasting
- razzing
- rallying
- chaffing
- ribbing
- bantering
- jiving
- goofing on
- funning
- taking the mickey out of
- joshing
- fooling
- stringing along
- jollying
- wisecracking
- yukking
- japing
- jesting
- gagging
- quipping
- yucking
3
as in sailing
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air a condor riding high in the sky Synonyms & Similar Words
- sailing
- hovering
- swimming
- floating
- gliding
- drifting
- hanging
- bobbing
- wafting
- dangling
- suspending
- rafting
- poising
- ballooning
- buoying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- settling
- sinking
- plunging
- lunging
- diving
- dipping
- submerging
- immersing
- submersing
4
as in depending
to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan for the party rides on whether he can come Synonyms & Similar Words
- depending
- hanging
- turning
- staying
- basing
- resting
- hinging
- establishing
- founding
- grounding