Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "handling" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

antihandling ballhandling double-handling ground handling handling charge handling fee handling time material handling materials handling puck handling puck-handling request-handling shiphandling shipping and handling special handling unit

Derived From

handle

Etymologically Related To

handle

Inflected/Variant Forms

handle

Context

arts

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

direction management manual labor manual labour touch touching

Type Of (IsA)

action on object controlling event event involving physical contact manual labor material handling sensory event touch

Related Terms

handle handling charge handling fee steal

Synonym Network

treatment

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