Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art or practice of riding on a bicycle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The use of a bicycle; the act or practice of riding a bicycle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
bicycle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun riding a bicycle
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Examples
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With a very small share of the transportation system (just 0.5 percent of trips nationally and 2.9 percent of trips in Seattle), bicycling is always going to be seen as more “fringe” than ubiquitous modes like driving and transit.
We Need People Who Ride Bikes, Not Cyclists « PubliCola 2010
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If bicycling is going to become a viable mode of transportation, bicycles need to be seen as a means of conveyance, not an entry point to a lifestyle that requires specialized clothing, new lingo, or dedication to a particular political ideology.
We Need People Who Ride Bikes, Not Cyclists « PubliCola 2010
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Since 1990, bicycling is up from 1.5% to more than 3.2% (counts rose 16% between 2007 and 2009 - so one could infer growth from the 2008 sample.)
Who Knew? Seattle Leads the Way in Reducing Traffic Congestion « PubliCola 2010
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Transportation Secretary understands that bicycling is a viable form of transportation, not a fringe activity, and is willing to work to improve bicycling is a huge step in the right direction towards getting people out of their cars and onto two wheels as part of their daily lives.
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In fact, in countries where bicycling is encouraged better than in the US, there are more female than male bicyclists. susiearak
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After years of driving everywhere, I suddenly rediscovered why bicycling is so much fun?
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The worse part of bicycling is that at regular interval I get to taste the smell of residual hydro-carbons from passing cars, trucks and buses.
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When one agrees, he begins evangelizing neighboring villages within bicycling distance of his church.
To reap a harvest 2007
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I've tried bicycling, which is pretty fun, except it sucked when I got out of breath.
Random Ferrettage: Exercising My Hright To Be The Last Link On Earth demiurgent 2005
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I liked the idea of bicycling to work and I love the idea of bicycling home and working to my tempos rather than to those of others.
Mad Dreams, Saving Graces Poland: A Nation in Conspiracy 1989
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