sledding

US: (sled′ing)

From the verb sled: (⇒ conjugate)

sledding is: ⓘ

v pres p

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sled•ding  (sled′ing), n. 

1. the state of the ground permitting use of a sled:
   The mountain roads offer good sledding.
2. the going, or kind of travel, for sleds, as determined by ground and weather conditions.
3. a going, progress, or advance in any field:
   The job won't be easy sledding.
4. the act of conveying or riding on a sled.

• sled + -ing¹ 1675–85, American.

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sled /slɛd/   n., v., sled•ded, sled•ding. 
n. [countable]

1. Transport a small vehicle made of a platform mounted on runners, for traveling over snow or ice.
2. sledge¹(defs 1,2).

v. 

3. to coast or ride on a sled:
   [no object] The kids went out to sled as soon as there was enough snow.
4. Transport [~ + object] to carry by sled.

sled•der, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sled  (sled), n., v., sled•ded, sled•ding. 
n. 

1. Transport a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
2. a sledge.

v.i. 

3. to coast, ride, or be carried on a sled.

v.t. 

4. Transport to convey by sled.

• Middle Dutch; akin to German Schlitten sled, sleigh; compare slide
• Middle English sledde 1350–1400

sled′like′, adj.