wheeling

¹

[hwee-ling, wee-]

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

[hwee-ling, wee-]

noun

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

2. a town in NE Illinois.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheeling¹

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

Example Sentences

At this pace Penelope knew she had only moments to ask the fortune-teller all the questions that had been wheeling through her mind.

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The sight of Mikel Merino wheeling away in celebration after scoring while playing as a striker is something Arsenal fans have got used to over the past nine months.

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“We took a little chance wheeling her back in three weeks and it worked out.”

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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.

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"And they were wheeling that infusion pump and everything else with them."

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