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 When Huang and the witness were wheeling the suitcases to Huang’s hotel room, federal authorities nabbed Huang in the parking lot, the statement said. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Nov. 2026 Calvin Marcus, the fanatically talented and free-wheeling Los Angeles painter, has new and recent paintings, drawings, and ceramics installed alongside work by the great Belgian weirdo James Ensor. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026 The handle extends well above the chassis, providing plenty of leverage, while the wheels roll smoothly enough that moving the station feels remarkably similar to wheeling carry-on luggage through an airport. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 That free-wheeling style became the rage of painters, including students and colleagues of Thompson, who were also in the 1919 exhibition and whose work accompanies the selections of Thompson’s output in the current show at DAM. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Before his arcing shot had even nestled in the net, teammates’ arms were aloft and Sullivan was wheeling away in celebration. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 But that free-wheeling period of sampling came to an end as copyright infringement litigation against artist Biz Markie led to new rules around it, creating both a logistical and financial barrier to its use. — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeling

Verb

Whoever decided turning 60 meant auto-scheduling a pixie chop clearly missed the memo.

— Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 7 Nov. 2026
Current prototypes in pipeline NASA is actively turning these concepts into hardware.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of turning

Verb

That allows capabilities such as rotating the vehicle almost on the spot and maintaining directional stability when a tire suddenly loses pressure.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
My favorite spot to unwind was at Vilah, a bright café and coworking space on the 10th floor with a rotating Thai art exhibition.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of rotating

Verb

Goldblum also joined the conversation in the comments, responding with a series of revolving heart emojis.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Business credit cards Like traditional credit cards, business credit cards can cover everyday expenses and provide a revolving source of financing.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of revolving

Verb

No-brainer options included handsome denims with a curving leg and neo-suiting playing on mixing rather than matching sets.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
The tangle of stubby points stood out like overgrown thumbs, and the down-curving prongs on either side of his head were at least a foot long.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of curving

Verb

The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of deviating

Verb

In September 2022, Brandon Sanchez, a member of the show cast, documented a riding lesson in an email to management and HR, describing Garcia berating riders and whipping a Friesian horse for an extended period.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
By far, the easiest way to decongest my pores is whipping out one of the Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads and giving my T-zone a very proper run-through.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

Raman accused Bass of twisting her words, but later apologized for invoking Gates’ name.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times and choked her, the report says, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of twisting

Verb

By spinning up nostalgia for a kind of luxurious rap stardom that barely exists anymore, Baby Osamaa comes up with a sketch of what her own big-budget major label debut would look like.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
With low pressure already spinning away in the Gulf of Alaska, any stable atmosphere that moves east will pull that Gulf of Alaska low south, where it will quickly be saturated with extra moisture from El Niño and form an atmospheric river.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026