# saddling

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #81,791

## Definitions
1. The act of placing a saddle on an animal.

## Etymology
From saddle (verb) + -ing. Compare Middle English saddyllynge, sadyllynge (“a saddlecloth or horsecloth”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/saddling