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cycling

[ sahy-kling ]

noun

  1. the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
  2. Also called bicycle race,. Sports. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cycling1

First recorded in 1935–40; cycle + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

He subsequently met with city officials, including Police Chief Tom Jackson, who is described as a “cycling enthusiast.”

William, Kate and Harry are all big supports of British cycling.

Given that Pippa is currently cycling across America, maybe they should have invited her.

Armstrong and others have made the point that pro cycling has the most stringent drug testing of any professional sport.

Compared to European cycling, the major pro sports in the U.S. have been slow to get serious about drug testing.

He remembered passing the lodge gates some year or two before when cycling through Surrey.

Beautiful as he thought the whole district to be when cycling through it years before, he had no idea it was like this.

Cycling does not appear to commend itself greatly to the Spanish idea of recreation.

One comprehensive glance the detective gave him, noted the cycling clips and the splashes of mud on his trousers, and understood.

It was the day of the great road race, under the auspices of the Associated Cycling Clubs.

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