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 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 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

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Verb

America must become better at turning breakthrough ideas into products the world can afford.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
On October 24, 2006, Taylor Swift was released—the debut album by a 16-year-old with blonde curls, cowboy boots, and a special talent for turning heartbreak into hits.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of turning

Verb

Its three rotating carbon masts are as tall as an eight-story palazzo, casting a silhouette that has by now become a fixture in the busy port where dozens of cruise ships dock each week.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Making an alien signal stand out from pulsars For their model, the researchers turned to pulsars, rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron stars that emit regular beams of radiation.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of rotating

Verb

Valentine and McClain split just before the LP dropped, setting off decades of revolving lineups centered around Iris and stalwart keyboardist Avsec.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Oct. 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

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
Humboldt County officials have long debated what to do about Centerville Road, a narrow, twisting byway that leads to an eroding rural beach and a handful of homes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of twisting

Verb

Literature, theater and operas furthered her interest in spinning tales of her own.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
With tweezers, the scientists gently pulled the strand of silk from the spider’s spinnerets — the abdominal spigots that fibers emerge from — and reeled it in by winding it around a vial with a spinning motor.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026