bikingn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbaɪkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bike n.², -ing suffix¹; bike v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < bike n.² + -ing suffix¹. In later use also partly < bike v.² + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier bicycling n., cycling n.

colloquial.

The activity of riding a bicycle; cycling. Also in later use: the practice or activity of riding a motorcycle. Sometimes attributive, as biking trip, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun]

bicycling1869

cycling1878

wheeling1882

biking1883

pushbiking1926

1883 Wheelman 1 336 We very modestly declined, informing them that ‘biking’ and drinking are inconsistent.

1895 Westm. Gaz. 14 Oct. 7/2 The ‘biking’ craze seems to grow... Lady Warwick..was one of the ‘bikers’.

1896 National Rev. Nov. 349 Englishmen do not regard biking as an excuse for being dirty.

1908 New Jersey Rev. Charities & Corrections Apr. 123/2 The organization of this energy into basketball teams,..biking trips, swimming clubs, [etc.].

1963 Pop. Mech. Apr. 176/1 You'll discover that this type of biking is great sport for adults, as well.

1974 S. King Carrie 7 Carrie tagging along stubbornly on biking trips.

2000 K. Reichs Deadly Décisions vi. 46 These nonregistered clubs account for only one percent of all motorcyclists, but it's this deviant fringe that gives biking a bad name.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	biking
释义	bikingn. Brit. /ˈbʌɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbaɪkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bike n.², -ing suffix¹; bike v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < bike n.² + -ing suffix¹. In later use also partly < bike v.² + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier bicycling n., cycling n. colloquial. The activity of riding a bicycle; cycling. Also in later use: the practice or activity of riding a motorcycle. Sometimes attributive, as biking trip, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] bicycling1869 cycling1878 wheeling1882 biking1883 pushbiking1926 1883 Wheelman 1 336 We very modestly declined, informing them that ‘biking’ and drinking are inconsistent. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 14 Oct. 7/2 The ‘biking’ craze seems to grow... Lady Warwick..was one of the ‘bikers’. 1896 National Rev. Nov. 349 Englishmen do not regard biking as an excuse for being dirty. 1908 New Jersey Rev. Charities & Corrections Apr. 123/2 The organization of this energy into basketball teams,..biking trips, swimming clubs, [etc.]. 1963 Pop. Mech. Apr. 176/1 You'll discover that this type of biking is great sport for adults, as well. 1974 S. King Carrie 7 Carrie tagging along stubbornly on biking trips. 2000 K. Reichs Deadly Décisions vi. 46 These nonregistered clubs account for only one percent of all motorcyclists, but it's this deviant fringe that gives biking a bad name. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1883
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