wheeled

verb

Definition of wheelednext
past tense of wheel
1
as in swung
to change the course or direction of (something) wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off

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2
as in rotated
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced

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3
as in revolved
to move in circles around an axis or center she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down

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4
as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city

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5
as in turned
to change one's course or direction upon hearing the construction workers' suggestive remarks, she wheeled around to glare at them

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wheeled
  1. rotated
  2. revolved
  3. whipped
  4. diverted
  5. twirled
  6. swiveled
  7. pivoted
  8. rolled
Verb
  • After thirty minutes, Cohen and his chair were rotated ten degrees and measured again.
    Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • By the time Randle hit McDaniels, Mikal Bridges had already rotated to help.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of rotated
Verb
  • Grief teleported my mind to pasts where my mother was the star around which our family revolved, and to possible futures with or without her.
    Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • It’s been a collective and a community of people that has kind of revolved, but there’s been a nucleus that has stayed the same.
    Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of revolved
Verb
  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • But any amount of traffic diverted should help the gridlock, the councilman said.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bauman offered an amendment that would have diverted the funding to street reconstruction and paving projects, and a city fund that helps first-time homebuyers with down payments.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverted
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  • Belts and scarves can also be twirled and placed inside drawers or acrylic organizers, or, hung on closet rods with multi-tier hangers.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Kenya Moore has twirled her way to Kenya with her 5-year-old daughter Brooklyn.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of twirled
Verb
  • The Deluxe Rooms have a balcony giving views over the lake, as well as walk-wardrobes, touch-pads for curtains and lights and hi-tech TVs that can be swivelled around to watch from bed or from the sofa area.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Judge Wiley swivelled in his leather chair toward the sixteen jurors seated in his jury box.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of swiveled
Verb
  • Throughout its history, the organization, named after former director Mary Rigg, one of the first professional social workers in Indiana, has pivoted to response to the changing needs of the people its serves.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Then there's Mark Cuban, who pivoted from bartender to software entrepreneur to NBA team owner to healthcare pioneer, with a promising side hustle in politics.
    Ann Kirschner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pivoted
Verb
  • Crosby continued his nearly 20-year assault on the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-point outburst as the Penguins rolled to a 7-3 victory at PPG Paints Arena in their final game before the Christmas break.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Democrats pressing to streamline the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage have made some last-minute changes that add cost to the plan and could complicate its chances of being rolled into a year-end health deal.
    Victoria Knight, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of rolled
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