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

And, after 11 years of frequent wheeling and dealing, who exactly is baseball’s most tireless, eccentric general manager? —Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

Duchamp was the spirit of the avant-garde wheeling through history on a squeaky unicycle. —Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025

An exciting and quotable film about the wheeling and dealing of the NFL Draft, focusing on a Cleveland Browns general manager (Kevin Costner) whose job hinges on his picks. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025

There's a lot more wheeling and dealing behind the scenes, and outside of the million, winning the car is the biggest prize. —EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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