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taking the wheel

taking the wheel is the present participle and gerund of take the wheel.

Meaning of take the wheel

Verb

take the wheel (third-person singular simple present takes the wheel, present participle taking the wheel, simple past took the wheel, past participle taken the wheel)

  1. To be in control of the steering wheel of a vehicle or a vessel.
    • Can you take the wheel for a minute while I take off my gloves?
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To assume control of a situation.

Questions about taking the wheel

What is taking the wheel the present participle and gerund of?
Taking the wheel is the present participle and gerund of take the wheel.

Words near taking the wheel in the dictionary

  1. taking the time
  2. taking the trouble
  3. taking the veil
  4. taking the weight off
  5. taking the weight off one's feet
  6. taking the wheel
  7. taking the wind out of someone's sails
  8. taking the words out of someone's mouth
  9. taking the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  10. taking time
  11. taking time by the forelock

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