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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Examples of bicycle in a Sentence
Noun
the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle
Recent Examples on the WebCity News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Complimentary wooden Coco-Mat bicycles are waiting out front for guests keen to explore the neighborhood.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024
Victor Mather, New York Times, 9 May 2024
But the first woman to bicycle around the world is gaining notoriety at last thanks to a 2023 stage musical by Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams that London audiences flocked to see.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Authorities have publicly identified a 66-year-old man who was fatally struck by a car last week while riding a bicycle alongside Interstate 805 near Otay Valley Regional Park.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Complimentary wooden Coco-Mat bicycles are waiting out front for guests keen to explore the neighborhood.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024
Verb
There is also a concern than someone running or bicycling alongside the athlete will essentially help pace that runner along, or give them information about their race status or their competitors that is unavailable to others.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 9 May 2024
But the first woman to bicycle around the world is gaining notoriety at last thanks to a 2023 stage musical by Freya Catrin Smith and Jack Williams that London audiences flocked to see.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicycle. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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bicycle
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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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