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wheelie
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wheel·ie

noun \ˈhwē-lē, ˈwē-\

Definition of WHEELIE

: a maneuver in which a wheeled vehicle (as a bicycle) is momentarily balanced on its rear wheel or wheels
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Examples of WHEELIE

  1. He did a wheelie on his bike.

First Known Use of WHEELIE

circa 1965

Rhymes with WHEELIE

dele, eely, Ely, freely, mealy, seely, steelie, steely, stele, vealy

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