- present participle of handle.
handling
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a touching, grasping, or using with the hands.
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the manner of treating or dealing with something; management; treatment.
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the manual or mechanical method or process by which something is moved, carried, transported, etc.
adjective
noun
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the act or an instance of picking up, turning over, or touching something
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treatment, as of a theme in literature
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the process by which a commodity is packaged, transported, etc
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( as modifier )
handling charges
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law the act of receiving property that one knows or believes to be stolen
Etymology
Origin of handling
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English handlung (noun); equivalent to handle + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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One Gulf official said the attack on Monday caused minor damage to the kingdom’s Abqaiq oil-processing and stabilization facility, the world’s largest, handling roughly 7 million barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some current and former government officials have criticized the handling of the outbreak, both by the administration and Taylor Farms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Students came not only because of the state's handling of the protests, she argues, but because they wanted "a space and a site to express the deep frustration" they had been carrying for some time.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Espinosa, a former foreign minister of Ecuador, has called the United Nations the only universal platform for handling humanity's common challenges, but also wants deeper reform of the world body.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
An action shot required perfect timing and careful handling of the camera, so Fadi had suggested that Anh use a tripod.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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