Synonyms of wheeling

wheeling

verb

present participle of wheel

1

as in swinging

to change the course or direction of (something)

wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swinging
• turning
• whipping
• diverting
• shifting
• deflecting
• veering
• moving
• redirecting
• whirling
• twisting
• shunting
• switching
• averting
• swiveling
• transferring
• zigzagging
• deviating
• swaying
• curving
• swerving
• bending
• sidetracking
• reversing
• rechanneling
• turning back

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotating
• swinging
• turning
• twisting
• spinning
• twirling
• swirling
• rolling
• whirling
• revolving
• swiveling
• pivoting
• winding
• screwing
• reeling
• cranking
• coiling
• unscrewing
• circulating
• twiddling

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotating
• revolving
• spinning
• turning
• rolling
• whirling
• twirling
• circling
• pinwheeling
• curling
• pirouetting
• gyrating
• winding
• swirling
• curving
• twisting
• coiling
• spiraling
• orbiting
• twining
• rounding
• ringing
• pivoting
• circulating
• encircling
• swiveling

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curving
• winding
• sweeping
• rounding
• arcing
• arching
• bowing
• bending
• turning
• trending
• hooking
• circling
• falling off
• swerving
• crooking
• looping
• coiling
• curling
• spiraling
• twisting
• veering
• deviating
• curlicuing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

5

as in turning

to change one's course or direction

upon hearing the construction workers' suggestive remarks, she wheeled around to glare at them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turning
• swinging
• deviating
• veering
• diverging
• swerving
• detouring
• turning off
• zigzagging
• sheering
• tacking
• turning back
• doubling (back)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wheeling

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

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