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Grammar : Verb
Spell : sahy-kling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪ klɪŋ



Definition of cycling

Origin :
  • 1842, "revolve in cycles," from cycle (n.). Meaning "to ride a bicycle" is from 1883. Related: Cycled; cycling.
  • As in bike : verb to bicycle
  • As in drive : verb moving, controlling a vehicle
Example sentences :
  • This charging and discharging is often called "cycling" the battery.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Styópa is cycling to the station, the tutor has gone to town with papa.
  • Extract from : « The Light Shines in Darkness » by Leo Tolstoy
  • Every experiment that every fool has thought of in connection with cycling you have tried.
  • Extract from : « Three Men on the Bummel » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • On Monday afternoon Harris came round; he had a cycling paper in his hand.
  • Extract from : « Three Men on the Bummel » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • The dangers of cycling arise principally from lack of judgment.
  • Extract from : « What a Young Woman Ought to Know » by Mary Wood-Allen
  • The history of cycling in Germany is not unlike its history here.
  • Extract from : « Home Life in Germany » by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
  • We are on a cycling tour and are going on further to-morrow.
  • Extract from : « Tommy Tregennis » by Mary Elizabeth Phillips
  • It is a picturesque journey by either, and for cycling quite delightful.
  • Extract from : « Tyrol and its People » by Clive Holland
  • He had, he said, a weak heart, and cycling did not agree with him.
  • Extract from : « The Search Party » by G. A. Birmingham
  • Suitable clothing is as necessary in cycling as in all other forms of exercise.
  • Extract from : « The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2 » by Various

Synonyms for cycling

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