wheeling

noun

wheel·​ing ˈ(h)wē-liŋ 

1

: the act or process of one that wheels

2

: the condition of a road relative to passage on wheels

Examples of wheeling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But if Davos was less free-wheeling than in years past, so is the world. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Watch Dynasty on Netflix The Righteous Gemstones Just as Landman pulls back the curtain and shows the ruthless wheelings and dealings of the oil industry, The Righteous Gemstones does the same for evangelical megachurches. —Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026

Because of some of the wheeling and dealing done during draft weekend, the Lions are limited in capital. —Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Once seen as an opportunity for college athletes to earn a second chance elsewhere — even when transfer students had to sit out an entire season — the portal has now become the Wild West, a place of seemingly unregulated wheeling and dealing. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wheeling

• ceiling
• dealing
• feeling
• healing
• heeling
• keeling
• kneeling
• pealing
• peeling
• reeling
• sealing
• squealing

Geographical Definition

Wheeling

geographical name

Whee·​ling ˈ(h)wē-liŋ 

1

village in northeastern Illinois north-northeast of Chicago population 37,648

2

city on the Ohio River in northern West Virginia population 28,486