cycling
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English
Etymology
By surface analysis, cycle + -ing.
Pronunciation
Verb
cycling
- present participle and gerund of cycle
Noun
cycling (countable and uncountable, plural cyclings)
- (uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)
- Synonym: biking
- (uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.
- Synonyms: cycle sport, race cycling
- In all my years as a cycling fan, I've never seen a breakaway like this.
- (countable) Any cyclic action or process
- Synonym: (rare) cyclism
Derived terms
Translations
The activity of riding bicycles
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The sport of riding and racing bicycles
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Adjective
cycling (not comparable)
- That undergoes a cyclic motion or process.
