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striddling

striddling is the present participle and gerund of striddle.

Meaning of striddle

Verb

striddle (third-person singular simple present striddles, present participle striddling, simple past and past participle striddled)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) To straddle.
    • I'm going along like a lame duck striddling a gutter.1890, George Manville Fenn, Cormorant Crag

Questions about striddling

What is striddling the present participle and gerund of?
Striddling is the present participle and gerund of striddle.

Words near striddling in the dictionary

  1. strid
  2. stridden
  3. striddle
  4. striddled
  5. striddles
  6. striddling
  7. stride
  8. stride bass
  9. stride basses
  10. stride piano
  11. stride-legs

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