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handling
[ hand-ling ]
noun
- a touching, grasping, or using with the hands.
- the manner of treating or dealing with something; management; treatment.
- the manual or mechanical method or process by which something is moved, carried, transported, etc.
adjective
- of or relating to the process of moving, transporting, delivering, working with, etc.:
The factory added a 10 percent handling charge for delivery.
handling
/ ˈhændlɪŋ /
noun
- the act or an instance of picking up, turning over, or touching something
- treatment, as of a theme in literature
- the process by which a commodity is packaged, transported, etc
- ( as modifier )
handling charges
- law the act of receiving property that one knows or believes to be stolen
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Some countries have been reluctant to send firefighting help to the US because of the country’s poor handling of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, another prominent San Diego lawmaker also got caught up in the drama surrounding Rendon’s handling of the end of the session.
Aside from handling and fit, e-bike test rides give you a sense of how a motor feels.
Facebook employees reportedly slammed the company’s handling of the issue at an internal Q&A with Zuckerberg.
It came as he lags in opinion polls ahead of November’s election with his handling of the pandemic a key issue.
The Atlantic has reported extensively on the at least $600 million Amazon stands to be paid for handling CIA data.
This is where the sporadic and hectic handling of the romance in the movies fails.
In all honesty she may be handling it better, in terms of not letting it affect her as a person or screw up her life.
Last year he was severely criticized for his handling of a land deal with a neighbor in financial distress.
The President made some initial errors in his handling of the Ebola crisis.
All the details of scroll carving by Stradivari at this period are marvels of mechanical dexterity of handling.
Castiglione added to his laurels, for it was his handling of the artillery that enabled Augereau to win his great victory.
The greatest pains are taken in securing the crop and harvesting and handling the plants without injuring the leaves.
In after years his skill in handling legislatures was often remarked upon with displeasure.
She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended.
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