wheelie

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)wiːli/
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• General-American: /ˈ(h)wili/
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• rhymes with -iːli
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English -ie English wheelie From wheel + -ie.

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: cavallet — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Dutch: wheelie — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Finnish: keulinta — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• French: wheeling — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• French: roue arrière — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• German: Wheelie — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Greek: σούζα (soúza) — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Italian: impennata — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Polish: stunt motocyklowy — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Portuguese: grau — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Portuguese: cavalinho — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Spanish: caballito — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Swedish: stegring — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Swedish: cykling / körning på bakhjulet — action or stunt where a bicycle, etc., is ridden while standing only on its rear wheel or wheels
• Portuguese: cadeirante — (informal) wheelchair user
• Finnish: keulia — to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand
• Portuguese: empinar — to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand
• Portuguese: dar grau — to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand
• Spanish: encabritarse — to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand
• Swedish: stegra — to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand
• Swedish: cykla / köra på bakhjulet — to ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels — see also wheelstand