wheelie

noun

wheel·​ie ˈ(h)wē-lē 

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

Examples of wheelie in a Sentence

He did a wheelie on his bike.

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, in April, an Aliso Viejo mother was charged with involuntary manslaughter and other charges after her son was allegedly doing wheelies on an e-motorcycle near El Toro High School in Lake Forest and struck an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran, authorities said. —Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

Ed Ashman, 81, died Thursday, two weeks after a 14-year-old boy doing wheelies on an e-motorcycle near a high school hit him, causing critical injuries, the Orange County district attorney’s office said. —Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

An Orange County woman is facing several criminal charges, including two felonies, after her son hit and injured an 81-year-old man while performing wheelies on an e-motorcycle last week, according to prosecutors. —Austin Turner, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026

Kids are popping wheelies in the middle of the trail, some not wearing helmets, and on their phones. —Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1965, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wheelie

• wheelie bin

Rhymes for wheelie

• freely
• keeley
• mealy
• seely
• steely
• vilely
• ideally
• lapilli
• swahili
• intraperitoneally
• kiswahili