wheeling

[ hwee-ling, wee- ]

/ ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /

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noun

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

a rotating or circular motion: the wheeling of birds.

the condition of a road for travel by wheeled vehicles: A state highway is usually good wheeling.

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Origin of wheeling

First recorded in 1475–85; wheel + -ing¹

Words nearby wheeling

wheeler-dealer, wheel horse, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling, wheel lock, wheelman, Wheelock, wheel of fortune, wheel of life

Other definitions for wheeling (2 of 2)

Wheeling

[ hwee-ling, wee- ]

/ ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /

noun

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

a town in NE Illinois.

How to use wheeling in a sentence

The notorious cocaine kingpins’ beachside playground in the Coconut Grove district, The Mutiny Hotel, is where drug wheelings and dealings and associated mayhem went down.
Florida Like You’ve Never Seen It|Stephen Starr|August 27, 2021|Ozy
The West Virginia I know and love is ready to treat all LGBTQ people with dignity and respect, and I’m grateful that Wheeling has made it clear to the rest of our nation what we stand for.
We Have a Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity to Protect LGBTQ People From Discrimination. Will the Senate Take It?|Rosemary Ketchum|May 21, 2021|Time
Six months before lockdown, Wheeling lost its only hospital with an acute-mental-health facility.
Deaths Among America's Homeless Are Soaring in the Pandemic. A Photographer Captures A Community In Crisis|Paul Moakley|April 3, 2021|Time
Wheeling police chief Shawn Schwertfeger describes Clarice’s death as “a very tragic situation” and “another contributing factor.”
Deaths Among America's Homeless Are Soaring in the Pandemic. A Photographer Captures A Community In Crisis|Paul Moakley|April 3, 2021|Time

Perhaps more important than his off-court wheeling and dealing, James has used his money and influence to serve underserved children, and amplify noble causes.
LeBron James is the only thing stopping himself from owning an NBA franchise|Jordan Lebeau|March 19, 2021|Quartz
The wheeling-dealing sometimes goes too far—or at least offends someone more rapacious.
East Ukraine: Back in the USSR|Jamie Dettmer|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The impression Americans have of a raucous, free-wheeling public debate in Israel may be a thing of the past.
Wither The Israeli Press?|Noam Sheizaf|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And it lets the seams show on all your wheeling and dealing.
Horoscopes July 3-9, 2011|Starsky + Cox|July 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They wanted the paintings for their home and were not interested in wheeling and dealing.
India's Hot Art Bazaar|Rebecca Byerly|January 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But he also never forgot her wild driving—what he described as her "two-wheeling."
Behind Laura Bush's Car Crash|A. L. Bardach|May 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The stranger was approaching the front entrance, Hedges was wheeling off to the back; but the former turned and spoke.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Yes, he replied, wheeling a chair nearer the open window, the country is beautiful.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Then he rose to his feet very slowly, and wheeling about looked down on me and smoked.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
The guerrillas saw the cloud of dust raised by Harry's pursuers and wheeling their horses fled with him.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
In less than a quarter of an hour afterward he reached the notch, Matt wheeling into it close at his heels.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews