- present participle of geld.
gelding
Example Sentences
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The six-year-old gelding scored its biggest win to date at the Bart Cummings over 2,520m at Flemington last month, before a third behind Half Yours at the Caulfield Cup.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
It was somewhat of an upset as the 3-year-old gelding paid $34.80 to win for O’Neill and jockey Antonio Fresu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
Police arrested 118 people on the day of the race, in which the gelding Hill Sixteen suffered a fatal injury.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
Danish, fresh from politically gelding Roy in public, recognizes this advantage too.
From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2024
I trusted them while Queenie praised and patted the black gelding, which Mama wouldn’t even look at.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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