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third-wheeling

third-wheeling is the present participle and gerund of third-wheel.

Meaning of third-wheel

Verb

third-wheel (third-person singular simple present third-wheels, present participle third-wheeling, simple past and past participle third-wheeled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To act as a third wheel; to accompany two people, unwanted, on a date.
    • The Argentine polo star, Ralph Lauren model and personal pal to Harry was with the royal couple on Thursday as he and Harry’s polo team scored the winning trophy at the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup. He even third-wheeled the newlyweds as the pair shared a congratulatory kiss after the charity...2018 July 28, Dave Quinn, “Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'Found Each Other to Change the World,' Says Couple's Pal”, in People

Questions about third-wheeling

What is third-wheeling the present participle and gerund of?
Third-wheeling is the present participle and gerund of third-wheel.

Words near third-wheeling in the dictionary

  1. third-wave feminists
  2. third-waver
  3. third-wavers
  4. third-wheel
  5. third-wheeled
  6. third-wheeling
  7. third-wheels
  8. third-world
  9. third-worlder
  10. third-worlders
  11. third-worldian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: third-wheeling (page history and authors); third-wheel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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