bi·cy·cle
ˈbī-si-kəl 
-ˌsi-,
also -ˌsī-
: a vehicle with two wheels tandem, handlebars for steering, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is propelled
also
: a stationary exercise machine that resembles such a vehicle
bicycled; bicycling
ˈbī-si-k(ə-)liŋ
-ˌsi-,
also -ˌsī-
: to ride a bicycle
: to move (one's legs) as if pedaling a bicycle
Naomi and I lay on the bed, bicycling our legs in the air in the lazy giggly manner of summer …—
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Noun
the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
There are many walking and biking trails throughout the Indian Wells resorts and in greater Palm Springs, and the Grand Hyatt has bicycles to offer to guests as well.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
The top activities are boating and fishing and RVing, while the fastest-growing are bicycling, snow sports and hunting.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The main character Koichi, for example, has the ability to glide around at the speed of a slow bicycle — not exactly superhero stuff, but useful in certain situations.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
There are many walking and biking trails throughout the Indian Wells resorts and in greater Palm Springs, and the Grand Hyatt has bicycles to offer to guests as well.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
Waterson, a thirty-five-year-old former reporter at BuzzFeed and the Guardian, had bicycled seven and a half miles from his home, in Peckham.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
The top activities are boating and fishing and RVing, while the fastest-growing are bicycling, snow sports and hunting.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicycle. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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bi·cy·cle
ˈbī-ˌsik-əl
-ˌsīk-
: a light vehicle with two wheels behind one another, handlebars, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is made to move
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