sledding
part of speech
noun (sledding — no plural); verb, -ing form of «sled» (sled, sleds, sledded, sledding)
meaning for a pupil
1) Riding down a snowy hill on a sled (sledge). tree →
2) (American, informal) How easy or hard progress is: «tough sledding». tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, sledding is a favourite winter game; safety: sit facing forward, go feet first, choose a hill with no trees, rocks, roads or water at the bottom, wear a helmet, and don't sled on frozen ponds. In science, sleds slide because snow and ice have little friction, and gravity pulls them down the slope. Phrases: «go sledding», «sledding hill».
examples
- We went sledding on the big hill after school. tree →
- Always go sledding feet first, not head first. tree →
- Pick a sledding hill with no trees at the bottom. tree →
- Sledding is faster on icy snow. tree →
- Dad pulled us back up the hill after sledding. tree →
- The sledding hill was full of children on snow days. tree →
- Wear warm gloves and a hat for sledding. tree →
- Gravity pulls the sled down; friction slows it at the bottom. tree →
note
Mostly American English; British «sledging» and «sledge», also «tobogganing». Double d: sled, sledding, sledded. Trap: in Australian cricket slang «sledging» means insulting players to put them off — a different meaning.
In the corpora
- Sledding stops when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.
- Sled sitting up and feet first, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.
- Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.
- Sled feet first, sitting up, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.
- Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.
Trees and pragmatics
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