freewheeling

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22
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24
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ/
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/ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ · /ˌfɹiːˈ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ · /ˈfɹiˌ(h)wilɪŋ/

Definition of freewheeling

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. 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.”
    “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.”
    “De Mandat-Grancey's interest in America was whetted further by a dashing and somewhat mysterious ex-Confederate soldier named Gifford F. 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.”
    “In the movie industry, the promise of windfall profits at the box office had encouraged his freewheeling spending. Now [David O.] Selznick feared that the entire budget for Light's Diamond Jubilee would barely cover his company's typical operating expenses during the months of production.”
    “Donald Trump sounded off on presidential pardons, international tensions over trade and his embattled environmental chief, Scott Pruitt, on Friday as he departed Washington for what is likely to be a combative G7 summit in Canada. 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.”
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adj

  1. 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.”
    “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.”
    “De Mandat-Grancey's interest in America was whetted further by a dashing and somewhat mysterious ex-Confederate soldier named Gifford F. 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.”
    “In the movie industry, the promise of windfall profits at the box office had encouraged his freewheeling spending. Now [David O.] Selznick feared that the entire budget for Light's Diamond Jubilee would barely cover his company's typical operating expenses during the months of production.”
    “Donald Trump sounded off on presidential pardons, international tensions over trade and his embattled environmental chief, Scott Pruitt, on Friday as he departed Washington for what is likely to be a combative G7 summit in Canada. 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.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of freewheel.

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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.

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