stridling

adverb

strid·​ling

ˈstridlə̇n,

-liŋ

variants or stridlings

-lə̇nz,

-liŋz

chiefly Scottish

: astride

Word History

Etymology

Middle English stridling, stridlinges, from striden to stride + -ling, -linges -ling, -lings

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