WHEELING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

wheeling

verb

Definition of wheeling next

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 But his free-wheeling special address to the forum, which lasted for more than an hour, included the kind of attacks that have become a trademark of his presidency. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026 On Thursday afternoon, staffers from the city’s medical examiner’s office were seen wheeling out one of the victims in a black body bag. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026 The Verve is a newer and sportier model from the brand that set out to modernize dated office furniture (from standing desks to seating), and boasts a sleek breathable mesh back and some slender legs with casters for wheeling around the office. —

Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026 Handy Laundry Rolling Tree Storage Bag Moving your artificial tree can be as easy as wheeling carry-on luggage thanks to this rolling bag. —

Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wheeling

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But Western brands often treat the zodiac like a rotating visual gimmick — 12 animals, 12 years, rinse and repeat.

— Yiling Pan, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Food and drink Onsite restaurant L’Escale is just as much a Greenwich institution as the hotel itself—a proper entity conveniently attached at the hip to your lodging for power lunchers in daylight, special-occasion diners in the evening, and a rotating cast of Hopper subjects always at the bar.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026