awheel

/ (əˈwiːl) /

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adverb

on wheels

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

their

there

they're

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Words nearby awheel

awestruck, aweto, awful, awfully, awhato, awheel, awhile, a while back, awhirl, whole new ballgame, a, awkward

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Example sentences from the Web for awheel

How many rides awheel through the pleasant land of France have been the swifter for the Camembert and roll devoured by the way!
The Feasts of Autolycus|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Our young couples found society awheel valid as that abiding under permanent roof.
54-40 or Fight|Emerson Hough
Who his trimmed enough carriages to set all New Hampshire awheel, and who still practises his trade in Exeter.
The Real Diary of a Real Boy|Henry A. Shute
And now I am again in the streets of the city, rattling with the racing flotilla of things awheel.
Europe After 8:15|H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright

Crowds streamed by afoot, asaddle and awheel, all bound for a common destination.
Old Judge Priest|Irvin S. Cobb

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