striding

The act of one who strides; a long step.

Noun

  1. The act of one who strides; a long step.
    • How broad, amid those pines, the torch-flame red / Flings its dark flashes; and those steps, that fall, / Heavy, and slow, no voice amid their call, / Sound, like the giant-stridings of the dead! - 1804, Thomas Brown,...
  2. A technique for propelling forward that appears similar to walking, where a foot slides forward on the opposite side of a pole being planted to provide a location to apply force.

Origin

From Middle English strydynge, equivalent to stride + -ing.

Forms

stridings

Synonyms

classic striding striding technique

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of stride

Origin

From Middle English strydyng, stridende, strydand, from Old English strīdende, from Proto-Germanic *strīdandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *strīdaną (“to endeavour; stand tall; withstand; take long steps”), equivalent to stride + -ing.