adj
Meaning 1
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
freewheeling
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɹiːˈ(h)wiːlɪŋ/
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General-American: /ˈfɹiˌ(h)wilɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: F R IY1 W IY2 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: F R IY1 HH W IY2 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of freewheel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
cheerfully irresponsible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- carefree with his money
- freewheeling urban youths
- had a harum-scarum youth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carefree, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
free of restraints or rules
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- freewheeling foolishness
- the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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 Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English freewheeling From freewheel + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: vrijwielen — unbounded by rules or conventions
- German: frei und ungebunden — unbounded by rules or conventions
- German: sorglos — unbounded by rules or conventions
- German: unbekümmert — unbounded by rules or conventions
- German: freilaufend — unbounded by rules or conventions
- German: Freilauf- — unbounded by rules or conventions