He sprang aboard his cycle and disappeared down the high road to St. Gwithian, pedalling like a squirrel on a treadmill, the tails of his new mackintosh spread like wings on the breeze.
Source: tatoeba (11068281)
Pedalling
Synonyms for "pedalling" (18 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
pedal drivenpedal mechanismpedal poweredpedal propulsionpedal stroke
Related words (9)
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More general
14 entriesactuationbiomechanicsengineering attributehuman movementmachine componentmarketing activitymechanical operationmechanical propertymechanical systemmotionmusical techniquepropulsionsales activitysound modification
More specific
19 entriesbicycle pedallingclipless pedallingcrank linkagefoot pedalheel-toe pedallingillegal pedallingonline pedallingorgan pedallingpedal assemblypedal driven devicepedal operated toolpedal powered generatorpedal systempedal-powered devicepedalling cadencepedalling torque
Showing 16 of 19 words.
Collocations
12 entriespedal driven devicepedal powered generatorpedal strokepedalling actionpedalling cadencepedalling dynamicspedalling efficiencypedalling motionpedalling powerpedalling ratepedalling speedpedalling technique
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Lorenzo continued pedalling all the way to Melissa's house.
Source: tatoeba (11709747)
I got so tired of pedalling.
Source: tatoeba (12931838)