freewheeling
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Definition of freewheeling
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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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
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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
- (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.
Words you can make from freewheeling
200+ playable · top: FREEWHEEL (18 pts)
Best play freewheel 18 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
19 words6-letter words
34 words- HEWING 13 pts
- WHINGE 13 pts
- HEIFER 12 pts
- REFLEW 12 pts
- WHINER 12 pts
- FEEING 10 pts
- FINGER 10 pts
- FRINGE 10 pts
- HINGER 10 pts
- NIGHER 10 pts
- WEEING 10 pts
- WINGER 10 pts
- FEELER 9 pts
- FELINE 9 pts
- FERINE 9 pts
- FERLIE 9 pts
- HEELER 9 pts
- HEREIN 9 pts
- INHERE 9 pts
- LIEFER 9 pts
- REFEEL 9 pts
- REFILE 9 pts
- REFINE 9 pts
- REHEEL 9 pts
- RELIEF 9 pts
- WEENIE 9 pts
- WEINER 9 pts
- WIENER 9 pts
- EELING 7 pts
- LINGER 7 pts
- RENEGE 7 pts
- EELIER 6 pts
- LIERNE 6 pts
- RELINE 6 pts
5-letter words
47 words- WEIGH 12 pts
- FEWER 11 pts
- HEWER 11 pts
- WHEEL 11 pts
- WHEEN 11 pts
- WHERE 11 pts
- WHILE 11 pts
- WHINE 11 pts
- WHIRL 11 pts
- FEIGN 9 pts
- FLING 9 pts
- GRIEF 9 pts
- GWINE 9 pts
- HENGE 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- NGWEE 9 pts
- WRING 9 pts
- ELFIN 8 pts
- FILER 8 pts
- FINER 8 pts
- FIREE 8 pts
- FLEER 8 pts
- FLIER 8 pts
- HIREE 8 pts
- INFER 8 pts
- LIFER 8 pts
- NEWEL 8 pts
- NEWER 8 pts
- NEWIE 8 pts
- REFEL 8 pts
- RENEW 8 pts
- REWIN 8 pts
- RIFLE 8 pts
- GELEE 6 pts
- GENIE 6 pts
- GENRE 6 pts
- GREEN 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LEGER 6 pts
- LIEGE 6 pts
- LIGER 6 pts
- REGIE 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- EERIE 5 pts
- LINER 5 pts
4-letter words
71 words- WHIG 11 pts
- FLEW 10 pts
- HEWN 10 pts
- WHEE 10 pts
- WHEN 10 pts
- WHIN 10 pts
- WHIR 10 pts
- WIFE 10 pts
- FRIG 8 pts
- GHEE 8 pts
- GREW 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- WING 8 pts
- EEEW 7 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- EWER 7 pts
- FEEL 7 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FERN 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FIRN 7 pts
- FLEE 7 pts
- FLIR 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- LIEF 7 pts
- LIFE 7 pts
- LWEI 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- WEEL 7 pts
- WEEN 7 pts
- WEER 7 pts
- WEIR 7 pts
- WERE 7 pts
- WILE 7 pts
- WINE 7 pts
- WIRE 7 pts
- WREN 7 pts
- EGER 5 pts
- GENE 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIRL 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GLEE 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- GREE 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- LING 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
3-letter words
23 wordsFind your best play with freewheeling
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