Wheelie

//ˈ(h)wiːli//

Synonyms for "wheelie" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)

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Translations

20 translations across 10 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries
  • cavallet noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)

Finnish

2 entries
  • keulinta noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
  • keulia verb (to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand)

French

2 entries
  • roue arrière noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
  • wheeling noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)

German

1 entries
  • Wheelie noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)

Greek

1 entries
  • σούζα noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)

Italian

1 entries
  • impennata noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)

Polish

1 entries
  • stunt motocyklowy noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • cadeirante noun ((informal) wheelchair user)
  • cavalinho noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
  • grau noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
  • dar grau verb (to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand)

Spanish

2 entries
  • caballito noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
  • encabritarse verb (to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand)

Swedish

4 entries
  • cykling / körning på bakhjulet noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
  • stegring noun (action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels)
  • cykla / köra på bakhjulet verb (to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand)
  • stegra verb (to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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Our wheelie bin was stolen.

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Tom is popping a wheelie on his motorcycle.

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Mennad was doing a wheelie.

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Mennad can do a wheelie between 150 and 160 kilometers an hour.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.