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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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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

The 33-year-old Norwich midfielder is wheeling his way to the corner flag with almost every member of the squad hunting him down.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2025

For a moment he imagined the Tripps wheeling out of the woods and flying around them.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Wheeling is a city of 26,000 residents with a unique place in West Virginia history.

From Seattle Times May 10, 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 around, they sprinted back to the door and turned the key, fumbling in their panic.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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