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Striding

//ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of one who strides; a long step. countable, uncountable
"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
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

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of stride form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

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.

Etymology 2

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

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