freewheeling
Syllables: free·wheel·ingUK/ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ//ˈfɹiˌ(h)wilɪŋ/
freewheeling adjective: unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained. Also the present participle and gerund of freewheel.
Adjective
freewheeling (comparative more freewheeling, superlative most freewheeling)
- Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
- We are confident that such a provision will be drafted such that it will not allow the President to vitiate the intent of the bill through "freewheeling" negotiations.1967, Donald M. Counihan, “Statement of American Producers of Italian-type Cheeses Association and Universal Foods Corp., Stella Cheese Division, Milwaukee, Wis.”, in Import Quotas Legislation...
- To begin with, the advisory panel did not operate in the freewheeling fashion that the plaintiff's brief seems to suggest. There was not a disregard by SIDG [Subsystems Integration Design Group] of the contractual implications of the action that it was generating.1977 December 14, John P. Weise (trial judge), Audrey Bernhardt (reporter), “The Singer Company, Librascope Division v. The United States [No. 132-75; 215 Ct. Cl. 281]”, in Cases Decided in the...
Also used as
freewheeling is also the present participle and gerund of freewheel.
Examples of freewheeling in a sentence
- Parker. […] Later, the Baron found this freewheeling soldier of fortune living as a nabob merchant in Hong Kong; and yet again the two met in Paris.1984, Howard R[oberts] Lamar, “Introduction”, in E[dmond] de Mandat-Grancey, translated by William Conn, Cow-boys and Colonels: Narrative...
- In the movie industry, the promise of windfall profits at the box office had encouraged his freewheeling spending.1994, Christopher Anderson, “David O. Selznick and the Making of Light’s Diamond Jubilee”, in Hollywood TV: The Studio System in the...
- Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, the freewheeling president also said he would like to meet with the NFL athletes who he has sharply criticized for kneeling during the national anthem.2018 June 8, Sabrina Siddiqui, “Freewheeling Trump sounds off on tariffs, pardons and NFL ahead of G7: Speaking to reporters on the White...
Forms of freewheeling
| comparative | more freewheeling |
|---|---|
| superlative | most freewheeling |
| alternative form | free-wheeling |
Origin of freewheeling
From freewheel + -ing.
Words formed from freewheeling
Questions about freewheeling
- What does freewheeling mean?
- Freewheeling means unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
- How do you use freewheeling in a sentence?
- Parker. […] Later, the Baron found this freewheeling soldier of fortune living as a nabob merchant in Hong Kong; and yet again the two met in Paris.
- What part of speech is freewheeling?
- Freewheeling is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce freewheeling?
- Freewheeling is pronounced /ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ (UK).
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