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.

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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.

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Etymology

Origin of wheeling

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

Example Sentences

The pain that had stopped it from hunting, wheeling through the skies above its cloudy kingdom.

From Literature

Investment banking - the wheeling and dealing side of the financial industry, which looks after mergers, acquisitions and stock market launches - is also notorious for long hours.

From BBC

Looking up, he saw Tiamat wheeling through the sky, looking like a string of rubies in the sunshine.

From Literature

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

From Literature

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.

From BBC