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ridding

SayRID-ing/ˈɹɪdɪŋ/

2 meanings of ridding

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of rid. Use this form when the clearing or removing is happening right now.

    We spent the whole weekend ridding the garage of old junk.

    She is ridding her room of clothes she no longer wears.

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  2. 2
    noundialectalEnglandNortherncountable
    A piece of land that people have cleared of trees.

    Like an open clearing cut out of the middle of thick woods.

    The farmer planted barley in the new ridding behind his house.

    A small ridding near the river gave them room to graze sheep.

    Similarclearing, assart

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ridding is a form of rid

rid, verb: To make a person or place free from something annoying or unwanted. Full entry

Forms
rid also past tense, past participlerids he/she/itridding -ing form
Spelling
rid → ridding: double the d, add -ing

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