"freewheeling" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɹiːˈ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹiˌ(h)wilɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-freewheeling.flac [General-American], en-au-freewheeling.ogg [Australia] Forms: more freewheeling [comparative], most freewheeling [superlative]
Etymology: freewheel + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|freewheel|ing}} freewheel + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} freewheeling (comparative more freewheeling, superlative most freewheeling)
  1. Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained. Derived forms: freewheelingly Related terms: freewheel, freewheeler Translations (unbounded by rules or conventions): vrijwielen (Dutch), frei und ungebunden (German), sorglos (German), unbekümmert (German), freilaufend (German), Freilauf- (German)
    Sense id: en-freewheeling-en-adj-aB-ld0HA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: free-wheeling

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹiːˌ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɹiːˈ(h)wiːlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹiˌ(h)wilɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-freewheeling.flac [General-American], en-au-freewheeling.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: freewheel + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|freewheel|ing}} freewheel + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} freewheeling
  1. present participle and gerund of freewheel. Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: freewheel Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-freewheeling-en-verb-kGEXNc5R Disambiguation of Personality: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: free-wheeling

Alternative forms

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