Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Straddling /străd'-lĭng/ · Strad·dling · IPA /strˈædlɪŋ/ 01 a. Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v. t., 3. 1. Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v. t., 3. See: Straddle, Straddle