awheel

/ (əˈwiːl) /

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adverb

on wheels

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby awheel

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

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How to use awheel in a sentence

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