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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Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
The trailhead sits just south of the road and is well-marked with large signs, including one that warns you that smoking, bicycles and dogs are prohibited on the trail.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The Garden Grove Police Department’s traffic and crime prevention units teamed up Monday to offer the department’s first bike rodeo for the public, in hopes of teaching diminutive cyclists the rules of bicycling safely.
—Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Such multicentric exhibition formats would go beyond the one-way communication envisioned by Hütter and Schneider on their bicycles and make possible forms of exchange where the audience can play an active role.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
The trailhead sits just south of the road and is well-marked with large signs, including one that warns you that smoking, bicycles and dogs are prohibited on the trail.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
The friction reflects a hard truth that metro Denver residents widely prefer driving to moving around by walking, bicycling or riding buses and trains, said economist Randal O’Toole, director of the Transportation Policy Center at the Independence Institute, a libertarian think tank in Denver.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The Garden Grove Police Department’s traffic and crime prevention units teamed up Monday to offer the department’s first bike rodeo for the public, in hopes of teaching diminutive cyclists the rules of bicycling safely.
—Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicycle. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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