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# sledding

«sledding» in Mova's school dictionary: **Riding down a snowy hill on a sled (sledge)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#m1)

2) (American, informal) How easy or hard progress is: «tough sledding». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- [Sledding stops when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/13/)
- [Sled sitting up and feet first, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/16/)
- [Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/304-outdoor-games-and-sports-rules/17/)
- [Sled feet first, sitting up, on a hill away from roads, trees and ponds; head-first sledding causes injuries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice/10/)
- [Stop sledding when it gets dark, because you cannot see obstacles.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/328-rackets-running-football-names-goals-sledding-and-practice/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sledding» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sledding/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.