English Explanatory Dictionary

freewheeling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of freewheel.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ /ˌfɹiːˈ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ /ˈfɹiˌ(h)wilɪŋ/ En-us-freewheeling.flac en-au-freewheeling.ogg

Word forms

freewheeling more freewheeling most freewheeling free-wheeling

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English freewheel English -ing English freewheeling From freewheel + -ing.

Related words

freewheel freewheeler

Derived words

freewheelingly
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