Standard Lemma guide

cycling

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AY1 K AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S AY1 K L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That undergoes a cyclic motion or process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biking

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The activity of riding cycles, especially bicycles (for transport, sport, physical exercise, recreation, tourism...)

Bicycling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: biking

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • In all my years as a cycling fan, I've never seen a breakaway like this.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cycle sport, race cycling

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Any cyclic action or process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • The cycling of the water softener in the basement was faintly audible from the kitchen.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of cycle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sport, athletics

Narrower terms: bicycling, motorcycling, dune cycling

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, cycle + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: ciclístico — Translations
  • Spanish: pedalero — Translations
  • Arabic: رُكُوب الدَّرَاجَات (rukūb ad-darājāt) — the activity of riding bicycles
  • Czech: cyklistika — the activity of riding bicycles
  • Dutch: fietsen — the activity of riding bicycles
  • German: Radfahren — the activity of riding bicycles
  • German: Fahrradfahren — the activity of riding bicycles
  • Japanese: 自転車利用 (jitensha riyō) — the activity of riding bicycles
  • Norman: pédal'lie — the activity of riding bicycles
  • Russian: езда́ на велосипе́де (jezdá na velosipéde) — the activity of riding bicycles
  • Russian: велоезда́ (velojezdá) — the activity of riding bicycles
  • Tajik: дучархаронӣ (dučarxaroni) — the activity of riding bicycles
  • Albanian: çiklizmit — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Armenian: հեծանվավազք (hecanvavazkʻ) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Asturian: ciclismu — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Azerbaijani: bisiklet — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Azerbaijani: bisikletle — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Basque: txirrindularitza — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Belarusian: веласпо́рт (vjelaspórt) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Catalan: ciclisme — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自行車運動 /自行车运动 (zìxíngchē yùndòng) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Czech: cyklistika — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Danish: cykling — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Dutch: wielrennen — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Esperanto: biciklado — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Estonian: jalgrattasõit — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Finnish: pyöräily — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Finnish: polkupyöräily — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • French: cyclisme — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Galician: ciclismo — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Georgian: ველო (velo) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • German: Radsport — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • German: Radrennen — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Greek: ποδηλασία (podilasía) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Hungarian: kerékpározás — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Hungarian: kerékpársport — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Icelandic: hjólreiðum — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Icelandic: hjólaíþrótt — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Indonesian: sepeda — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Irish: rothaíocht — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Italian: ciclismo — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Japanese: サイクリング (saikuringu) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Japanese: 自転車競技 (jitensha kyōgi) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Korean: 사이클링 (saikeulling) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Latin: cursu — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Latvian: riteņbraukšana — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Lithuanian: dviračių sportas — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Macedonian: велосипеди́зам (velosipedízam) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Malay: berbasikal — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Nahuatl: ōmmalacapayīnaliztli — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Norman: pédal'lie — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sykling — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sykling — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Polish: kolarstwo — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Portuguese: ciclismo — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Romanian: ciclism — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Russian: велосипе́дный спорт (velosipédnyj sport) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Russian: велоспо́рт (velospórt) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Scottish Gaelic: rothaidheachd — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Serbo-Croatian: бициклѝзам — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Serbo-Croatian: biciklìzam — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Slovene: kolesarstvo — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Spanish: ciclismo — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Swahili: baiskeli — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Swedish: cykling — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Swedish: cykelsport — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Tagalog: pagbibisikleta — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Tajik: дучархаронӣ (dučarxaroni) — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Turkish: bisiklet — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Turkish: bisiklet sporu — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Vietnamese: đi xe đạp — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
  • Welsh: beicio — the sport of riding and racing bicycles
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