sledge
verb/sledʒ/
/sledʒ/
(British English) (also sled especially in North American English)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sledge | /sledʒ/ /sledʒ/ |
| he / she / it sledges | /ˈsledʒɪz/ /ˈsledʒɪz/ |
| past simple sledged | /sledʒd/ /sledʒd/ |
| past participle sledged | /sledʒd/ /sledʒd/ |
| -ing form sledging | /ˈsledʒɪŋ/ /ˈsledʒɪŋ/ |
- to ride on a sledge
- We were hoping we could go sledging.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a noun): from Middle Dutch sleedse; related to sled. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.Want to learn more?
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