WHEELING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

wheeling

verb

Definition of wheeling

present participle of wheel

as in swinging

to change the course or direction of (something) wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off

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as in rotating

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced

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as in revolving

to move in circles around an axis or center she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down

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as in curving

to turn away from a straight line or course the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city

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straightening

as in turning

to change one's course or direction upon hearing the construction workers' suggestive remarks, she wheeled around to glare at them

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Recent Examples of wheeling The show’s debut season was a breakout hit with viewers and charged into its first awards season with the same high-energy entrance as a medic team wheeling a patient into the ER. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 That’s as the Man in Motion tour crossed into the Soviet Union, across the Middle East and Asia, before wheeling into New Zealand and Australia. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 Police recovered surveillance footage showing Soto leaving the Grand Concourse building wheeling a small suitcase. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 There’s no excuse for wheeling in some talkative NPC just to explain why the townsfolk are acting skittish. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 The Boks had a five-meter attacking scrum but, for the first time in the match, they were penalized for wheeling against New Zealand's replacement front row of George Bower, Asafo Aumua and Fletcher Newell. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The style’s visual brio and free-wheeling use of color changed the course of his career. — Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026 George Kalliakmanis, the head of the Union of Police Officers of Southeast Attica, said Thursday police identified the suspect from CCTV footage, which shows a man near the site wheeling a large suitcase, which was later found by another man. — Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Instead of wheeling him to bandage changes, Roy carried him upright, legs dangling. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeling

Verb

Before turning it into a judgment about your abilities, notice what specifically bothered you.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Give the moment enough room to be ordinary before turning it into a conclusion about yourself.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of turning

Verb

But the guys up front, no matter who is in there as guys are rotating all the time, whoever is in there is going to pull up front.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Peach cobbler is a rotating staple, a nod to the Southern woman who was her father’s immigration sponsor.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of rotating

Verb

Prime Video continues to be one of the most baffling streaming services, from dull originals like Reacher to a revolving catalogue of films that never saw the light of an actual movie theater.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
During the day, my mother worked as a sales clerk at the Woodward’s store downtown, in the building with the red revolving W on top.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolving

Verb

There was a gladiatorial spirit to the earlier stadium, with its dual towers connected by an elegantly curving grandstand with a series of arches facing the street.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of curving

Verb

But maybe a line between North and South Carolina, between Tennessee and Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi then deviating south to divide Louisiana and Arkansas.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
The artisans stay true to the original colors and designs of the park — never deviating in 70 years.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of deviating

Verb

Goalkeeper Emi Martinez floated a ball over Ezri Konsa to Rogers, who exchanged passes with Joao Pedro before shifting sharply onto his right foot and whipping a shot just wide of David Raya’s far post.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Stand mixers are the best choice for things like kneading bread dough, whipping egg whites and mixing cookies, but blenders are best for breaking down more substantial foods to create beautifully smooth purees.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

Speaking to Deadline several weeks back, Jackson said the indie’s strategy is to keep the plates spinning with one or two returners while simultaneously seeking interesting IP for limited series.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Ongoing legal battle The concession comes after a head-spinning legal battle between supporters and opponents of the 2022 and 2025 congressional map.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026