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

And in Lake Forest, a 14-year-old doing wheelies on an e-motorcycle – able to reach 56 mph – struck and killed an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran walking home from his job as a substitute teacher, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. —Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 May 2026

In the video, the e-bike riders can be seen speeidng, popping wheelies, driving on sidewalks and evading police. —Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026

Prosecutors allege Tommi Jo Mejer’s son struck the Vietnam War veteran on April 16 after the teenager was spotted doing wheelies in the middle of the street. —Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

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

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
• microvilli