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# sledding

noun (sledding — no plural); verb, -ing form of «sled» (sled, sleds, sledded, sledding)

«sledding» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Riding down a snowy hill on a sled (sledge). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#m1)
2. (American, informal) How easy or hard progress is: «tough sledding». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#x1)
- Always go sledding feet first, not head first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#x2)
- Pick a sledding hill with no trees at the bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#x3)
- Sledding is faster on icy snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#x4)
- Dad pulled us back up the hill after sledding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#x5)
- The sledding hill was full of children on snow days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#x6)
- Wear warm gloves and a hat for sledding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#x7)
- Gravity pulls the sled down; friction slows it at the bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#x8)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sledding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sledding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sledding.html) on Mova free.