Definition of GELDING

gelding

Plural: geldings

Noun

  • A castrated animal, especially a horse.
  • castrated male horse
  • A castrated male horse.
  • Any castrated male animal.

Verb

  • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
  • present participle and gerund of geld

Examples

  • I played GELDING, hoping it wouldn’t castrate my chances of winning.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English geldyng (“eunuch”), from Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”). By surface analysis, geld (“to castrate”) + -ing (diminutive suffix).

Synonyms

cut, geld

Scrabble Score: 10

gelding: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gelding: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gelding: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

gelding: valid Words With Friends Word