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noun

Definition of geldingnext
as in mare

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verb

present participle of geld
as in castrating
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality by the time of the fourth rewrite, the screenplay had pretty much been gelded of all originality

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Recent Examples of gelding
Noun
Great White’s trainer, John Ennis, confirmed to the Associated Press that the big gray gelding and jockey Alex Achard were fine. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026 Trainer Shea Stuart's 7-year-old Cyber Secret gelding, a three-time local winner with 10 board finishes, tuned up with two races in open company. — Arkansas Online, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
Once there, we were greeted wordlessly by some Navajo cowboys and paired up with our mounts, mine a paint gelding with a wild look in his eyes. — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2018 Those scenarios are plausible because college and pro sports are loaded with examples of teams gelding themselves to keep a star player happy. — Mac Engel april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gelding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelding
  1. mare
  2. castrating
  3. colt
  4. undermining
  5. stallion
  6. exhausting
  7. filly
  8. draining
Noun
  • Insulin can come from pig pancreases, estrogen from the urine of pregnant mares.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • But those first few crops of kids exceeded expectations in their 2-year-old seasons, and so owners started bringing him higher-class mares.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of mare
Verb
  • Under colonial rule hijras were accused of acting as male prostitutes and of kidnapping and castrating children to grow their community.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Definition of castrating
Noun
  • With the win, the colt lofted his trainer Cherie DeVaux to yet a more exalted rung on racing history’s ladder.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2026
  • The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Definition of colt
Verb
  • Opposition parties and human rights organizations have accused Erdogan of undermining democracy and curbing freedom of expression.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Allies include Brin’s Building a Better California, which is bankrolling two counter-measures aimed at undermining the billionaire tax.
    — Ben Paviour July 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of undermining
Noun
  • Mares use this land as a nursery, stallions retreat there to recover from injuries caused by fighting, and old horses go deep into the marsh to lay themselves to rest.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
  • In the world of thoroughbred racing, stallions reign supreme, as owners and leading farms try to create champion sire lines that can sustain a breeding enterprise for decades.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of stallion
Verb
  • And more than a decade into the LHC era, neither frontier has come close to exhausting its potential.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
  • That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of exhausting
Noun
  • This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses).
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
Definition of filly
Verb
  • The floor sink beneath the 3-comp sink was draining slowly and observed unclean.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • Their variety of runs and rotations are hard for any side to defend against, with the Spaniards slowly draining your physical and mental energy across the course of 90 minutes (or more).
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of draining

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