cyclel (sikl)

i.; pret. and pp. cycled, ppr. cycling. [ It may be that no life is found, Which only to one engine bound Falls off, but cycles always round. Tennyson , Two Voices. 2. [See cycle1, n., 9.] To ride or take exercise on a bicycle or tricycle. [Recent.] It was a mistake to suppose that cycling was only suitable for the young and active; people of all ages and conditions might enjoy the benefits of the wheel. Nature , XXXIII. 180. The cycling excursion may be of too extended a nature. Pop. Sci . Mo. , XXVIII. 858.