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• present participle of handle.

handling

American  

[hand-ling] / ˈhænd lɪŋ /

noun

1. a touching, grasping, or using with the hands.

2. the manner of treating or dealing with something; management; treatment.

3. the manual or mechanical method or process by which something is moved, carried, transported, etc.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the process of moving, transporting, delivering, working with, etc..

   The factory added a 10 percent handling charge for delivery.

handling British  

/ ˈhændlɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or an instance of picking up, turning over, or touching something

2. treatment, as of a theme in literature

3. 1. the process by which a commodity is packaged, transported, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      handling charges

4. law the act of receiving property that one knows or believes to be stolen

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Etymology

Origin of handling

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English handlung (noun); equivalent to handle + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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handling

With respect to the handling of issues raised at the relevant times, there were no findings of a breach of the code.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Yet his handling of a script by Peter Gamble, a professor at the USC film school, is deft and restrained, letting the beats speak for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

She was haunted by her handling of deadly wildfires in 2025, which erupted while she was traveling for the Biden administration.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

There’s a whole category of retirement questions that are about permission, especially from people like you who have been handling their own finances.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

And you do seem to have a knack for handling them, Miss Lumley.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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