wheeling

present participle of wheel
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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 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 Kick-diving hesperornithines are hunting in the river waters, and ternlike ichthyornithines are wheeling overhead. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025 The forward smashed a strike across the goalkeeper and into the top corner, before wheeling away in emotional celebration. Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Ziskie played Liquori, who did lots of wheeling and dealing alongside property developer Nelson Hidalgo (Jon Seda), during the last three seasons of Treme from 2011-13. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for wheeling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeling
Verb
  • The menu will include around five core cocktails from Rzepka's original recipes, as well as five rotating cocktails that will swap out with the seasons.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The only hitch was the two-handed pinch-and-hold gesture for rotating some objects.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to Bankrate, nearly half of American households have credit card debt and pay more than 20% in interest, on average, on their revolving balances — making credit cards one of the most expensive ways to borrow money.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The county, where per-capita personal income levels are nearly 40% higher than the national median, is also seen as a pioneer for its financing model, which created a revolving loan fund to replace private sources of equity and keep the units owned by the public.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Indecisive defending around the edge of the box and an unconvincing header by Maxim De Cuyper led to Matheus Cunha giving United a 24th-minute lead against the run of play with a curving shot.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The ethereal structure comprises 297 stainless steel panels that had to be carefully fitted together and integrated with the curving staircases, whose wood elements evoke a ship’s deck.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But Drew Mestekmaker and North Texas’ high-flying offense wouldn’t be denied, turning a three-point deficit midway through the third quarter into a 34-point road victory, keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In one short, a young Stuckmann, dressed as Harrison Ford's lasso-whipping adventurer, jumps onto the back of a moving car.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Mash as desired, either with a potato masher or by whipping with an electric mixer.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By comparison, Seoul Station tells us more about how the zombie virus began while also spinning a tight, impactful story centered on three compelling characters.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer tees up his infatuation rom-com style before spinning into explosive action.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • After two hours of high-speed, eardrum-bursting laps around the winding track, Verstappen proved victorious, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishing in second and third, respectively.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Wolff himself had a winding career before becoming top brass for Mercedes’ F1 team.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The research team pointed out that mapping the material’s performance onto an Ashby chart highlights twisting metamaterials as a promising class of mechanically adaptive, crashworthy materials for advanced protection systems in automotive, rail, aerospace, and defense applications.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Dueling water coaster The water coaster teased for Magic Mountain’s Hurricane Harbor water park would feature a side-by-side inner tube race through twisting drops and high-speed turns.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Wheeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheeling. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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