freewheel
verb /ˌfriːˈwiːl/
/ˌfriːˈwiːl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they freewheel | /ˌfriːˈwiːl/ /ˌfriːˈwiːl/ |
he / she / it freewheels | /ˌfriːˈwiːlz/ /ˌfriːˈwiːlz/ |
past simple freewheeled | /ˌfriːˈwiːld/ /ˌfriːˈwiːld/ |
past participle freewheeled | /ˌfriːˈwiːld/ /ˌfriːˈwiːld/ |
-ing form freewheeling | /ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/ /ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/ |
- (+ adv./prep.) to ride a bicycle without using the pedals
- I freewheeled down the hill to the village.