wheeling

noun

wheel·​ing ˈ(h)wē-liŋ How to pronounce wheeling (audio)
1
: the act or process of one that wheels
2
: the condition of a road relative to passage on wheels

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The bar filled with good spirits and the loud chatter of wheeling and dealing. Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025 Partly because of Preller’s wheeling and dealing, organizational depth remains an issue. Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 15 July 2024 The team didn’t have a seventh-round pick coming into Saturday, a byproduct of general manager Dan Morgan’s wheeling and dealing. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025 Preller, though, isn’t finished wheeling and dealing. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wheeling

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of wheeling was in the 15th century

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“Wheeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheeling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

Geographical Definition

Wheeling

geographical name

Whee·​ling ˈ(h)wē-liŋ How to pronounce Wheeling (audio)
1
village in northeastern Illinois north-northeast of Chicago population 37,648
2
city on the Ohio River in northern West Virginia population 28,486
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