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saddling

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 D AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S AE1 D L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of placing a saddle on an animal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unsaddling

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of saddle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: nyergelés — the act of placing a saddle on an animal
  • Ukrainian: сідловка (sidlovka) — the act of placing a saddle on an animal