riding
n. uncountablen. the activity or sport of sitting on an animal, like a horse, and controlling it as it moves. It can also refer to traveling in a vehicle like a bicycle or motorcycle.
n. the act or sport of being carried by an animal, typically a horse, or by a vehicle such as a bicycle. Often used as a gerund to describe the recreational activity.
She goes riding every Saturday morning at the local farm.
The trail is perfect for mountain bike riding because it has many challenging hills and turns.
While horse riding remains a popular pastime in rural areas, the high cost of stabling and maintenance often limits participation to more affluent demographics.
From Middle English rydyng; equivalent to ride + -ing.
PIE word *tréyes From trithing (initial /t/ absorbed into preceding north, south, east, west, inner ⟨th⟩ already sometimes /d/ in Middle English), from Middle English trithing, tridinge, from Old English þriþing, from Old Norse þriðjungr (“third part”), from Proto-Germanic þridjô (“third”) (English third). Equivalent to third + -ing; compare with farthing (“fourth part”). Cognate with English trithing. The folk etymology that connects the term to the area a horse-rider could cover in a single day is incorrect, but may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation.