the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc
2. Also called: bicycle race, bicycle racing Sport
a race on lightweight bicycles with low handlebars, conducted for specified distances or against time on a dirt or board track or over public roads between cities
Word origin
[1935–40; cycle + -ing1]
Examples of 'cycling' in a sentence
cycling
It was in the middle of the field, well away from the track along which he had been cycling.
Hilton, John Buxton THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL) (2002)
He was dressed in black -- black trainers, black ankle-length cycling slicks, black long-sleeved sweatshirt.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
He woke in the first light of morning, a sleeping-bag thrown over him, a cycling jacket pillowed under his head.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2002)
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In other languages
cycling
British English: cycling /ˈsaɪklɪŋ/ NOUN
Cycling is the action of riding a cycle.
Quiet country roads are ideal for cycling.
American English: cycling
Arabic: رُكُوبُ الدَرَّاجَة
Brazilian Portuguese: ciclismo
Chinese: 自行车运动
Croatian: bicikliranje
Czech: cyklistika
Danish: cykling
Dutch: fietsen
European Spanish: ciclismo
Finnish: pyöräily
French: cyclisme
German: Radfahren
Greek: ποδηλασία
Italian: ciclismo
Japanese: サイクリング
Korean: 사이클링
Norwegian: sykling
Polish: kolarstwo
European Portuguese: ciclismo
Romanian: ciclism
Russian: езда на велосипеде
Latin American Spanish: ciclismo
Swedish: cykling
Thai: การขี่จักรยาน
Turkish: bisiklete binme
Ukrainian: їзда на велосипеді
Vietnamese: sự đi xe đạp
All related terms of 'cycling'
cycle
If you cycle , you ride a bicycle.
cyclus
a cycle
bicycle
A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels which you ride by sitting on it and pushing two pedals with your feet . You steer it by turning a bar that is connected to the front wheel.
cycling gear
Gear means clothing.
cycling tour
a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
cycling track
a special path created for cyclists to use
cycling clothes
special clothes, such as lycra shorts, suitable for cycling in
cycling holiday
a holiday in which one cycles between destinations
cycling shorts
tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling , sport, etc
cycling accident
An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
Chinese translation of 'cycling'
cycling
(ˈsaɪklɪŋ)
n(u)
骑(騎)自行车(車) (qí zìxíngchē)
to go on a cycling holiday (Brit) 骑(騎)自行车(車)旅行度假 (qí zìxíngchē lǚxíng dùjià)