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cycling

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "cycling" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

cycling

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

cycling is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, cycling is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcycling

1verb
  • To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
  • To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
  • To turn power off and back on

    Example: "Avoid cycling the device unnecessarily."

  • To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal

    Example: "They have their cycling game going tonight."

1noun
  • The sport of riding and racing cycles, especially bicycles.

    Synonyms: biking

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

  • Any cyclic action or process

    Synonyms: cyclism

1adjective
  • That undergoes a cyclic motion or process
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