name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The motion of something that wheels.

   "the wheelings of birds in the sky"

2. 2
   propelling something on wheels wordnet
3. 3
   The act of moving or conveying on wheels.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of wheel form-of, gerund, participle, present

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A place in the United States:; A village in Cook County and Lake County, Illinois.
2. 2
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Carrollton Township, Carroll County, Indiana.
3. 3
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
4. 4
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana.
5. 5
   A place in the United States:; A minor city in Livingston County, Missouri.

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6. 6
   A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Ohio County, West Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms

alternatebeatingcirclingcircuitrycircularitycirculation

Example

More examples

"He was so used to that kind of back-room wheeling and dealing that he didn't feel guilty."

Related phrases

four-wheelingfree-wheelingwheeling and dealingwheeling machineword-wheelingunited stateswest virginia

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