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freewheeling

[ free-hwee-ling, -wee- ]

adjective

  1. operating in the manner of a freewheel.
  2. (of a person) moving about freely, independently, or irresponsibly.
  3. (of words, remarks, actions, etc.) unrestrained; irresponsible:

    Loose, freewheeling charges were traded during the argument.



freewheeling

/ ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ /

adjective

  1. relating to, operating as, or having a freewheel; coasting
  2. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of freewheeling1

First recorded in 1900–05; freewheel + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

The site became prominent last year as a freewheeling alternative to Twitter, gaining popularity in particular among conservatives.

The three-time scoring champ looks like a clean fit in Brooklyn’s freewheeling offense thanks in part to Nets assistant coach Mike D’Antoni, who was Harden’s coach for four years in Houston.

Experts see the law as a possible threat to Hong Kong’s status as a freewheeling financial hub.

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This isn’t the freewheeling Google of 2010 anymore, after all.

Some of those who came to her table in those freewheeling days were newcomers, some were friends.

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

Besides busting a commercial milestone, Break It Yourself is a departure for Bird in its looser, more freewheeling sound.

In Israel, the lines are more blurred, and bureaucrats are more freewheeling in speaking to the press.

Freewheeling planets in your cosmic sector of transformation loosen inhibitions, and long-held opinions and secrets will eke out.

For one thing, Barrett did her work on TV, a medium less freewheeling than the tabloids of an earlier era.

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