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单词 freewheeling
释义

freewheeling

[ free-hwee-ling, -wee- ]
/ ˈfriˈʰwi lɪŋ, -ˈwi- /
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adjective

operating in the manner of a freewheel.
(of a person) moving about freely, independently, or irresponsibly.
(of words, remarks, actions, etc.) unrestrained; irresponsible: Loose, freewheeling charges were traded during the argument.

Origin of freewheeling

First recorded in 1900–05; freewheel + -ing2

Words nearby freewheeling

freeware, freeway, free weight, freewheel, freewheeler, freewheeling, freewill, freewill offering, free world, freeze, freeze-dried
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Example sentences from the Web for freewheeling

  • But Freeman has a long history of witty, freewheeling responses in interviews.

    Morgan Freeman’s Sleepy-Interview Response And His Most Amazing Quotes|Marlow Stern|May 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Freewheeling planets in your cosmic sector of transformation loosen inhibitions, and long-held opinions and secrets will eke out.

    Zodiac Beast: May 1-7|Starsky + Cox|April 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • He has been curtailed in how freewheeling he can be running his successful Clinton Global Initiative.

    Hillary, Take Off Your Burqa|Tina Brown|July 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for freewheeling

freewheeling
/ (ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ) /

adjective

relating to, operating as, or having a freewheel; coasting
informal free of restraints; carefree or uninhibited
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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