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biking

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AY1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The act, process, or sport of riding a bike (in any sense thereof).

The act, process, or sport of riding a bicycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Professional biking is plagued with controversies over drug use.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cycling, bicycling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: biking, cycling

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act, process, or sport of riding a bike (in any sense thereof).

The act, process, or sport of riding a motorcycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Harley-Davidson fans have been biking up this highway in huge numbers this week, on their way to Sturgis.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cycling, motorcycling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: biking, cycling

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of bike

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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