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
No; see, they are wheeling off to the right, in the direction of the hill village yonder.
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Strang, Herbert
It may be down among the artemisias, or perhaps behind a large yucca, whose dark whorl rises several feet above the sage, and over which the vultures are wheeling.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
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
