saddling

Also used as

saddling is also the present participle and gerund of saddle.

Examples of saddling in a sentence

• Several more of these saddlings and unsaddlings followed.1954, Troy Nesbit [pseudonym; Franklin Folsom], “Sacking Out”, in Sand Dune Pony (Wilderness Mysteries; 1), Racine, Wis.: Whitman...
• An unusually large group was watching when Syriac was led to the paddock for saddling.1975 September 5, Red Smith, quoting Phil Bieber, “Lyin’ Fitz, the Beautiful Dreamer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York...
• The two Indians were finished with their own saddling, the camp gear was packed, and already the extra saddle horses and their one packhorse were haltered so they could be led back to the ranch.1981, James Powell, chapter 8, in The Malpais Rider (A Double D Western), Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, →ISBN, page 62:
• During the first few saddlings, do not use a saddle pad; it is unnecessary at this point and may fall and scare the horse.2001, Burt Phillips, The Ideal Horse: How to Train Him and Yourself, page 64:

Antonyms of saddling

• unsaddling

Forms of saddling

Origin of saddling

From saddle (verb) + -ing. Compare Middle English saddyllynge, sadyllynge (“a saddlecloth or horsecloth”).

Phrases with saddling

• saddling up
• saddling with

Questions about saddling

What does saddling mean?

Saddling means the act of placing a saddle on an animal.

How do you use saddling in a sentence?

Several more of these saddlings and unsaddlings followed.

What part of speech is saddling?

Saddling is a noun.

What is the plural of saddling?

The plural of saddling is saddlings.