cycling
/ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/ noun, adjective
Also a form of cycle
Forms cyclings
- noun (uncountable) The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)
- noun Bicycling.
- noun (uncountable) The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles. “In all my years as a cycling fan, I've never seen a breakaway like this.”
- noun (countable) Any cyclic action or process. “The cycling of the water softener in the basement was faintly audible from the kitchen.”
- adjective That undergoes a cyclic motion or process.
Synonyms
Etymology
By surface analysis, cycle + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “cycling”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details