to freewheel
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7.3
- verb
- /ˈfriːˌwiːl/
- Informal
:
vivir despreocupadamente
- Of course, as a freewheeling interpreter himself—and an advocate for that style of reading—
- freewheeling fun
- freewheeling spirit
- freewheeling lifestyle
Examples
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Houston has a long legacy as a freewheeling, laissez-faire metropolis.
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I do not think they were freewheeling engines of creative destruction, and so equating low taxes with economic decline and ignoring everything else seems a bit questionable.
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But then after that you could kind of freewheel it a little.
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That commitment makes them hesitate to engage in the freewheeling creation of new rights, but it also makes some of them reluctant to overrule precedents.
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If you tried to connect the plane to the steam cat by placing its freewheeling front wheels on top of a platform driven by the cat, it wouldn't work anymore.
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Cut to his transformation from a "freewheeling party boy" to a responsible adult who is hoping to become a father, adorably trying to woo hookups into becoming his baby mama.
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After graduation, she decided to freewheel around Europe for a few months without any plans.
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Instead of worrying about the future, he preferred to freewheel and enjoy the moment.
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They chose to freewheel through life, embracing spontaneity and adventure at every turn.
Synonyms
331
2.9
To move slowly without a clear direction, for example when air or water move something
33
3.9
Act without control or limits
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Carefree
- Informal
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7.3
- Informal
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2.5
- Informal
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5.0
979
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Freewheel comes from the parts free and wheel. Picture a wheel turning 'freely' without being pushed, and that image helps: to freewheel in life is to live 'without' strict plans or rules.