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  • wheeling
    wheeling
    noun
    the act of a person who moves, travels, conveys, etc., on or as on wheels, especially cycling.
  • Wheeling
    Wheeling
    noun
    a city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
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wheeling

1 American  
[hwee-ling, wee-] / ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /

noun

  1. the act of a person who moves, travels, conveys, etc., on or as on wheels, especially cycling.

  2. a rotating or circular motion.

    the wheeling of birds.

  3. the condition of a road for travel by wheeled vehicles.

    A state highway is usually good wheeling.


Wheeling 2 American  
[hwee-ling, wee-] / ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /

noun

  1. a city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River.

  2. a town in NE Illinois.


Etymology

Origin of wheeling

First recorded in 1475–85; wheel + -ing 1

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Because of their wheeling and dealing, they also have three first-round picks next year when the class of passers is projected to be much deeper.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

After a career involving stints in the civil service and British Telecom, Viv became "Del Boy on legs" as a "wheeling and dealing" antique dealer in her late 40s.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

While the crossings remain closed, life has regained a semblance of normality, with bakers kneading bread, fruit and vegetable sellers wheeling out their carts, and customers frequenting shops.

From Barron's Oct. 20, 2025

The wheeling and dealing has continued during the season.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2025

She went in the overstuffed garage and returned a few minutes later wheeling a red ten-speed.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The Army Corps of Engineers carried it onward to Wheeling on the Ohio River.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

She said afterward that the city of Wheeling in her home base of Ohio County has its own human rights policies on equal treatment.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 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

Wheeling their horses about at the far end of the lists, the knights tossed down their broken lances and accepted replacements from the squires.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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