Definition of CYCLING

cycling

Plural: cyclings

Noun

  • The activity or sport of riding a bicycle.
  • the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle
  • The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)
  • The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.
  • Any cyclic action or process

Verb

  • cause to go through a recurring sequence
  • pass through a cycle
  • ride a motorcycle
  • ride a bicycle
  • recur in repeating sequences
  • present participle and gerund of cycle

Adj

  • That undergoes a cyclic motion or process.

Examples

  • His ’CYCLING’ through possible words finally landed him on a seven-letter bingo.
  • In all my years as a cycling fan, I've never seen a breakaway like this.

Origin / Etymology

By surface analysis, cycle + -ing.

Synonyms

bicycle, bike, cycle, motorbike, motorcycle, pedal, wheel, biking, cycle sport, cyclism, race cycling

Scrabble Score: 15

cycling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cycling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cycling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

cycling: valid Words With Friends Word