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[ hwee-ling, wee- ] / ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wheeling ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of a person who moves, travels, conveys, etc., on or as on wheels, especially cycling. a rotating or circular motion: the wheeling of birds. the condition of a road for travel by wheeled vehicles: A state highway is usually good wheeling. Origin of wheelingFirst recorded in 1475–85; wheel + -ing1 Words nearby wheelingwheeler-dealer, wheel horse, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling, wheel lock, wheelman, Wheelock, wheel of fortune, wheel of life Definition for wheeling (2 of 2)[ hwee-ling, wee- ] / ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /
nouna city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River. a town in NE Illinois. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wheelingAnd it lets the seams show on all your wheeling and dealing. Horoscopes July 3-9, 2011|Starsky + Cox|July 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST They wanted the paintings for their home and were not interested in wheeling and dealing. India's Hot Art Bazaar|Rebecca Byerly|January 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST Finally, to a prolonged roar, came Phyllis wheeling Del in her chair. My Marriage Was Annulled on an Otherwise Happy Night|Paul Festa|November 6, 2008|DAILY BEAST Im sure Id rather march, and, if it came to that, die in fingering than in wheeling. Adrienne Toner|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
On our arrival at Wheeling the streets and river banks were crowded with people, who flocked from every direction to see us. Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk|Black Hawk "Now's our last chance," said The Cat, wheeling like a cockchafer on a pin. The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling "We can find out only by returning," replied Roswell, wheeling about and leading the way back. Klondike Nuggets|E. S. Ellis With exultant yells, their left comes sweeping on, wheeling to envelop our right. In The Ranks|R. E. McBride
Words related to wheelingwhirl, spin, twirl, pivot, trundle, swivel, orbit, circle, gyrate, swing, revolve, reel, roll, pirouette |