wheeling
noun
the act of a person who moves, travels, conveys, etc., on or as on wheels, especially cycling.
wheeling
1 American
[hwee-ling, wee-]
/ ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /
Wheeling
2
American
[hwee-ling, wee-]
/ ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /
noun
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a city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
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a town in NE Illinois.
Etymology
Origin of wheeling
Example Sentences
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Firefighters could be seen wheeling an older woman in a wheelchair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
I’m wheeling my bike off it with balletic ease, definitely not annoying my fellow commuters as I lug it down the stairs.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
"I think Samos was the perfect place to start," the 21-year-old university student said, wheeling her luggage alongside her mother as they waited for a ferry off the Greek island of Samos.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
When the convention was first announced, it sounded like it might be a thrilling opportunity to see real wheeling and dealing on a convention floor from which a nominee would eventually emerge.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
They've strapped Eden to a gurney and are wheeling him toward the medic truck.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
The Army Corps of Engineers carried it onward to Wheeling on the Ohio River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The lawsuit is scheduled for a jury trial in June 2025 in Wheeling, West Virginia.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
This is located on the Ohio River, about 10 miles south of Wheeling.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023
Team member Butts, an undergraduate from Wheeling, led experiments in contact angle testing to analyze how changes in temperature affected the foam's surface energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
By the end of the month, half the steel industry, including almost all the mills in Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Wheeling, West Virginia; Lackawanna, New York; and Youngstown, Ohio, had shut down.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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