[responsivevoice] freewheeling [/responsivevoice] [ free-hwee-ling ]
The word of the day is ‘freewheeling.’
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Independent
2. Nonpartisan
3. Unconstrained
4. Self-supporting
1. Hindi – Svechchhaapoorn
2. Spanish – Rueda libre
3. French – Roue libre
4. Mandarin – Suíxīnsuǒyù
1. A bobsled coaster is one that runs along a freewheeling trough rather than a set of track rails.
2. Not everyone adopted this freewheeling style.
3. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
4. He has given up his freewheeling lifestyle to settle down with his baby daughter.
5. During these freewheeling intervals, the effective phase voltage is equal to the d.c. supply voltage.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
autonomous, nonpartisan, self-reliant, self-sufficient, sovereign, absolute, autarchic, autarchical, individualistic, nonaligned, on one’s own, self-contained, self-determining, self-governing, self-ruling, self-supporting, unaided, unallied, unconnected, unconstrained, uncontrolled, unregimented etc
Some antonyms of the word are:
dependent, interdependent, active, beleaguered, besieged, proactive, positive
Quotation:
Out of the ashes of the Great War came the freewheeling cultural renaissance that was the Jazz Age, but the decade-long party of flapper dresses and bootlegging came to a crashing halt with the Crash of ’29 – triggering the Great Depression and the New Deal that would help America get back on its feet, just in time for another, greater war.
Sarah Weinman
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