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saddling

SaySAD-ling/ˈsædlɪŋ/

Noun pluralsaddlings

2 meanings of saddling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of saddle.

    The cowboys were saddling up when the storm rolled in.

    By refusing to pay now, the council is saddling the next generation with the bill.

    Note

    The form does two jobs: after be it makes the progressive (they were saddling up), and as a gerund it keeps its object (saddling a colt takes patience). In the burden meaning the person comes first and with introduces the load: saddling a successor with debts. With the before it and of after it, it turns into the noun for the act.

  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of putting a saddle on an animal, such as a horse.

    The colt's first saddling went more smoothly than the trainer expected.

    After a dozen saddlings, the mare no longer flinched when the girth was tightened.

saddling is a form of saddle

saddle, verb: To put a saddle on a horse or other animal. Full entry

Forms
saddlesaddles he/she/itsaddling -ing formsaddled past tense, past participle
Spelling
saddle → saddling: drop the e, add -ing

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