wheeling

[ hwee-ling, wee- ]
/ ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /

noun

the act of a person who moves, travels, conveys, etc., on or as on wheels, especially cycling.
a rotating or circular motion: the wheeling of birds.
the condition of a road for travel by wheeled vehicles: A state highway is usually good wheeling.

Origin of wheeling

First recorded in 1475–85; wheel + -ing1

Definition for wheeling (2 of 3)

Wheeling
[ hwee-ling, wee- ]
/ ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi- /

noun

a city in N West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
a town in NE Illinois.

Definition for wheeling (3 of 3)

wheel
[ hweel, weel ]
/ ʰwil, wil /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of wheel

before 900; (noun) Middle English whel(e), Old English hwēol, hweohl; cognate with Dutch wiel, Old Norse hjōl; akin to Greek kýklos (see cycle); (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM wheel

wheel·less, adjective un·der·wheel, noun un·wheel, verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for wheeling

wheel
/ (wiːl) /

noun

verb

See also wheels

Derived forms of wheel

wheel-less, adjective

Word Origin for wheel

Old English hweol, hweowol; related to Old Norse hvēl, Greek kuklos, Middle Low German wēl, Dutch wiel

Idioms and Phrases with wheeling

wheel