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- [sahy-kling]
- /ˈsaɪ klɪŋ/
- /ˈsaɪklɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-kling]
- /ˈsaɪ klɪŋ/
Definitions of cycling word
- noun cycling any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated. 1
- noun cycling a round of years or a recurring period of time, especially one in which certain events or phenomena repeat themselves in the same order and at the same intervals. 1
- noun cycling any long period of years; age. 1
- noun cycling a bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, etc. 1
- noun cycling a group of poems, dramas, prose narratives, songs etc., about a central theme, figure, or the like: the Arthurian cycle. 1
- noun cycling Physics. a sequence of changing states that, upon completion, produces a final state identical to the original one. one of a succession of periodically recurring events. a complete alteration in which a phenomenon attains a maximum and minimum value, returning to a final value equal to the original one. 1
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Origin of cycling
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; cycle + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cycling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cycling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cycling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cycling
verb cycling
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
- run — execution
- propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
- spin — to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
Antonyms for cycling
verb cycling
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
Top questions with cycling
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