astraddle

[ uh-strad-l ]

/ əˈstræd l /

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adverb, adjective, preposition

astride with one leg on each side of; astride: sitting astraddle a fence.

Origin of astraddle

First recorded in 1695–1705; a-¹ + straddle

Words nearby astraddle

astound, astounding, astr-, A-strabismus, astrachan, astraddle, astragal, astragalectomy, astragalus, astrakhan, astral

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Example sentences from the Web for astraddle

He made a few turns around the room, astraddle of his chair, and ended by a grand somersault, as if his steed had dismounted him.
The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Constant
Set him astraddle the wooden horse with a spear shaft at either foot to teach him that a soldier's first duty is not to think.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett
Astraddle on Tono-Bungay, he flashed athwart the empty heavens—like a comet—rather, like a stupendous rocket!
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
Having careered, plunging and tugging and side-stepping, until she was astraddle of the outside trace, Jenny stopped.
The Pike's Peak Rush|Edwin L. Sabin

The antagonists in the strange duello sat back to back, astraddle a seat.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for astraddle

astraddle

/ (əˈstrædəl) /

adjective

(postpositive) with a leg on either side of something

preposition

astride

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	astraddle
释义	astraddle [ uh-strad-l ] / əˈstræd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR astraddle ON THESAURUS.COM adverb, adjective, preposition astride with one leg on each side of; astride: sitting astraddle a fence. Origin of astraddle First recorded in 1695–1705; a-¹ + straddle Words nearby astraddle astound, astounding, astr-, A-strabismus, astrachan, astraddle, astragal, astragalectomy, astragalus, astrakhan, astral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for astraddle He made a few turns around the room, astraddle of his chair, and ended by a grand somersault, as if his steed had dismounted him. The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete\|Constant Set him astraddle the wooden horse with a spear shaft at either foot to teach him that a soldier's first duty is not to think. The Black Douglas\|S. R. Crockett Astraddle on Tono-Bungay, he flashed athwart the empty heavens—like a comet—rather, like a stupendous rocket! Tono Bungay\|H. G. Wells Having careered, plunging and tugging and side-stepping, until she was astraddle of the outside trace, Jenny stopped. The Pike's Peak Rush\|Edwin L. Sabin The antagonists in the strange duello sat back to back, astraddle a seat. The Skipper and the Skipped\|Holman Day British Dictionary definitions for astraddle astraddle / (əˈstrædəl) / adjective (postpositive) with a leg on either side of something preposition astride Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to astraddle doubtful, wishy-washy, hesitant, tentative, changeable, halting, hesitating, inconclusive, indeterminate, irresolute, on the fence, unclear, undecided, undetermined, uneventful, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, wavering, faltering
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astraddle

adverb, adjective, preposition

Origin of astraddle

Words nearby astraddle

Example sentences from the Web for astraddle

British Dictionary definitions for astraddle

adjective

preposition

Words related to astraddle