wheel
noun
a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
are wheeling
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present progressiveof wheel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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On a bright winter morning, actor Ruth Negga sits in the corner of a Soho restaurant, arms folded over a jumper on which two embroidered swifts are wheeling across a grey sky.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2016
They've strapped Eden to a gurney and are wheeling him toward the medic truck.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
Man lies in slumber dead, Like one that of his danger hath no feeling, The while with silent tread Those restless orbs are wheeling, And, as they fly, his hours of life are stealing.
From Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment by James Fitzmaurice-Kelly
The coast-wise lights are wheeling White sword-blades in the sky, The misty hills grow dimmer, The last lights blink and die; Oh, land of home and beauty, Good-bye, my dear, good-bye!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 by Various
The military men and the military boys are wheeling round the corner, and meet the funeral full in the face.
From Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
