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 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 The style’s visual brio and free-wheeling use of color changed the course of his career. — Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeling

Verb

The Dome, with its spatial sound and vibrations, seemed to help create the conditions for turning my attention inward.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
If this trajectory continues, those proportions will only grow, with red states turning maximally red and blue states maximally blue.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of turning

Verb

Other specialty offerings include Asian plums, Hawaiian longan and a rotating selection of seasonal tropical fruit.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
The pool is a small, rotating group of journalists that provides coverage of the president and represents the larger press corps.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotating

Verb

Kura Sushi, a tech-forward revolving sushi bar with more than 100 menu items, also debuted in Ballantyne this summer.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Relying purely on cash reserves is no longer viable when ownership utilizes revolving institutional liquidity.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolving

Verb

The space seamlessly flows into a dining area and a custom kitchen outfitted with curving cabinetry, stainless steel shelving, Caesarstone countertops, a contoured island, and a breakfast nook.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Designed by Behar Font & Partners, the building’s curving silhouette and glass façade evoke the slender form of a tulip blossom.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 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

My opponent should be condemning political violence, not whipping it up.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
In whipping rain and wind in New Jersey, the New York Giants held on for a 12-7 win in their first game since quarterback Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending knee injury.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
For much of the 1990s and 2000s, Guatemala had been twisting its way toward democracy, but corruption networks and drug traffickers had insinuated themselves into the country’s institutions.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of twisting

Verb

A week after Sony releases The Social Reckoning, Bleecker Street will open Musk, Alex Gibney’s head-spinning documentary, running close to four hours, about the rise and rise of Tesla titan Elon Musk.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
The motor is inspired by aerospace engineering, spinning at 125,000rpm to generate exceptionally strong suction power.

— Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026