handling
Americannoun
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a touching, grasping, or using with the hands.
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the manner of treating or dealing with something; management; treatment.
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the manual or mechanical method or process by which something is moved, carried, transported, etc.
adjective
noun
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the act or an instance of picking up, turning over, or touching something
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treatment, as of a theme in literature
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the process by which a commodity is packaged, transported, etc
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( as modifier )
handling charges
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law the act of receiving property that one knows or believes to be stolen
Etymology
Origin of handling
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English handlung (noun); equivalent to handle + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Joshi has said two new airports will be built -- in the archipelago's capital Sri Vijayapuram and on Great Nicobar -- and older runways expanded to three-kilometre strips, capable of handling heavy-lift cargo aeroplanes.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The BOC acts as the Canadian government’s fiscal agent, so it is in charge of handling auctions for sovereign debt securities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Still, Hoppock said, CBP had overstepped in its aggressive handling of the matter, which he called “really something.”
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Jay, who’s handling the case on appeal, told me that Uthmeier raised two related arguments.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
“They assure me I can pick up a better crew in Boston than the one we saw handling the ship.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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