wheel
noun
a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
was wheeling
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past progressiveof wheel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The body-worn police video showed officers running across a car park in pursuit of the suspect who was wheeling a bicycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
Their best defensive player was wheeling around on a scooter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
A man, wearing athletic shorts and sandals with socks, was wheeling her bike near City Hall Park.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
A long-haired blond man sang praise songs into a microphone plugged into a stack of amplifiers he was wheeling on a hand-truck.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2022
Howard was wheeling all over the grounds, singing out, “What a race! What a horse! It was perfect!”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
