Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of using a sled.
- noun Conditions conducive to the use of a sled.
- noun Informal A specific kind of progress toward a goal; the going.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of a sled; the act of riding or carrying on a sled.
- noun Opportunity to use a sled; state of a road which permits that use. Compare
sleighing in like sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of transporting or riding on a sled.
- noun The state of the snow which admits of the running of sleds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
sled . - noun The act of
sliding downhill on asled .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun advancing toward a goal
- noun the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh
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Examples
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All mornings are cold, Dubus seems to be saying, even if sledding is in the plans, and the best we can do is dress warmly for them.
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All mornings are cold, Dubus seems to be saying, even if sledding is in the plans, and the best we can do is dress warmly for them.
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On the U.S. Senate side, though, the sledding has been a bit tougher.
Van Jones: Green-Collar Jobs: Energy Bill includes Christmas present for nation's job seekers 2008
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Programs, regardless of the season or their history, take a while to develop, and in the meantime, it's tough sledding, which is an apropos cliche for today.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Chris Freud Vail 2010
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Programs, regardless of the season or their history, take a while to develop, and in the meantime, it's tough sledding, which is an apropos cliche for today.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Chris Freud Vail 2010
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But for some leading stocks trying to break out or clear follow-on buy points this month, the sledding has been a little rough.
U.S. Stocks Head Lower In Quiet Trading - Investors.com 2010
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During last year's race, Daley was speaking to MLA Eric Robinson about the idea of sledding to Winnipeg.
Winnipeg Sun 2009
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Hot cocoa*, warm binkies and old videos were the order of the day ... after sledding, that is.
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You hear "sledding," you think it's a sled, but this was an extreme course on a contraption with serious banks.
Amazing Race's Connor and Jonathan: Sled Inconsistency "Screwed Us Over" 2010
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Anyway, I told the kids and their friends that I would take them "sledding" (on hills of melted snow), but had to be home by 11am for the festivities.
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