free-wheelingn.

Brit.

/ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfriˌ(h)wilɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: free-wheel v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < free-wheel v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of free-wheel v. (in various senses). Also: the free-wheel steering system.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [noun] > randomness > random action

free-wheeling1899

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > free > action of operating as

free-wheeling1931

1899 Times 25 Nov. 14/2 To-day's arrangements... Crystal Palace: Practical Free-Wheeling Demonstration.

1931 Automotive Industries 24 Oct. 644/1 Constant-mesh gears made synchro-mesh transmissions and free wheeling feasible.

1956 J. W. Oliver Hist. Amer. Technol. iv. 562 By 1931 free wheeling was available on some makes of cars.

1966 Listener 20 Jan. 111/3 He saw drama as something halfway between a poem and a prose narrative, a balance between formalism and free-wheeling.

1986 Performing Arts Jrnl. 10 31 Most definitions of play involve notions of disengagement, of freewheeling, of being out of mesh with [etc.].

1998 Cycling Today July 15/3 Down the other side they wouldn't need to pedal; freewheeling would give them a much needed additional rest.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

free-wheelingadj.

Brit.

/ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfriˌ(h)wilɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: free-wheel v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < free-wheel v. + -ing suffix².

Of a bicycle or its rider: that proceeds or may proceed without use of the pedals. Of a propellor or other mechanism: that operates as a free wheel. Also figurative: not constrained by rules or conventions; given to act in an unconstrained or unconventional manner.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > operating as free wheel

free-wheeling1908

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > random > acting randomly

free-wheeling1944

1908 Times 21 Nov. 12/5 There is not likely in the future to be any notable improvement such as was furnished by the introduction of the free-wheeling machine.

1935 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 39 1026 Above 13° blade-angle setting the free-wheeling propeller has less drag.

1944 W. H. Auden Sea & Mirror (1945) ii. 45 Had you..really left me alone to go my whole free-wheeling way to disorder.

1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz (1957) vii. 67 In a free-wheeling music such as jazz, a musician is judged by his capacity for sustained and swinging improvisation.

1977 Time 3 Jan. 36/3 A freewheeling, gregarious politician.

1994 Financial Times (Nexis) 8 Jan. (Motoring section) p. xii It works like a free-wheeling cyclist, using energy only when needed.

2005 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) Dec. 86/2 Children come up with amazing, freewheeling questions about life, the universe and everything.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	free-wheeling
释义	free-wheelingn. Brit. /ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfriˌ(h)wilɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: free-wheel v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < free-wheel v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of free-wheel v. (in various senses). Also: the free-wheel steering system. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [noun] > randomness > random action free-wheeling1899 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > free > action of operating as free-wheeling1931 1899 Times 25 Nov. 14/2 To-day's arrangements... Crystal Palace: Practical Free-Wheeling Demonstration. 1931 Automotive Industries 24 Oct. 644/1 Constant-mesh gears made synchro-mesh transmissions and free wheeling feasible. 1956 J. W. Oliver Hist. Amer. Technol. iv. 562 By 1931 free wheeling was available on some makes of cars. 1966 Listener 20 Jan. 111/3 He saw drama as something halfway between a poem and a prose narrative, a balance between formalism and free-wheeling. 1986 Performing Arts Jrnl. 10 31 Most definitions of play involve notions of disengagement, of freewheeling, of being out of mesh with [etc.]. 1998 Cycling Today July 15/3 Down the other side they wouldn't need to pedal; freewheeling would give them a much needed additional rest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). free-wheelingadj. Brit. /ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfriˌ(h)wilɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: free-wheel v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < free-wheel v. + -ing suffix². Of a bicycle or its rider: that proceeds or may proceed without use of the pedals. Of a propellor or other mechanism: that operates as a free wheel. Also figurative: not constrained by rules or conventions; given to act in an unconstrained or unconventional manner. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > operating as free wheel free-wheeling1908 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > random > acting randomly free-wheeling1944 1908 Times 21 Nov. 12/5 There is not likely in the future to be any notable improvement such as was furnished by the introduction of the free-wheeling machine. 1935 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 39 1026 Above 13° blade-angle setting the free-wheeling propeller has less drag. 1944 W. H. Auden Sea & Mirror (1945) ii. 45 Had you..really left me alone to go my whole free-wheeling way to disorder. 1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz (1957) vii. 67 In a free-wheeling music such as jazz, a musician is judged by his capacity for sustained and swinging improvisation. 1977 Time 3 Jan. 36/3 A freewheeling, gregarious politician. 1994 Financial Times (Nexis) 8 Jan. (Motoring section) p. xii It works like a free-wheeling cyclist, using energy only when needed. 2005 Psychologies (U.K. ed.) Dec. 86/2 Children come up with amazing, freewheeling questions about life, the universe and everything. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899adj.1908
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