# saddling

Pronunciation: say "SAD-ling" /ˈsædlɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of saddle. — present participle and gerund of saddle
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of saddle. Use it after "is" or "are," or to talk about doing the action.
   - _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._

## Noun

2. The act of putting a saddle on an animal, such as a horse.
   - Simple: Putting a saddle on a horse or another animal.
   - _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._

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