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handling

handling

42 2.1
Moving things by hand or with tools to keep them safe
  • noun
  • /ˈhændlɪŋ/
translation icon : manipulación
  • For instance, a mining company hired a scientist to evaluate workers' complaints that handling radium caused their widespread ulcers.
  • food handling
  • materials handling
  • postage and handling

For as good as I think acceleration is handling, handling is so sweet.

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Examples

  • Was my handling of the boat all right?

    The African Queen (1952)

  • The plans provide for the handling of specific types of dangerous and difficult wastes.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Wow, this guy's handling skills are actually incredible.

    Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)

  • Several key features of digital color make handling color images possible:

    Academic text (1992)

  • All you have to do is pay shipping and handling.

    Let There Be Light (2017)

  • The experimental group showed increased knowledge of book-handling skills, even though no direct instruction was given in this area.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Package your photographs and manuscripts carefully to protect them from rough handling and moisture.

    Academic text (1993)

  • He's getting a little bit more deft at handling the tough questions.

  • Besides being an inventor for several patented techniques to make chickens lay more eggs, I'm a highly respected expert at the delicate task of egg handling.

    Stuck on You! (1982)

  • The safe handling of hazardous materials is crucial in any laboratory.

Synonyms

manipulation
vshandling
36 4.9

Careful skill in using hands or tools to move small delicate things

is broader and does not emphasize skill when moving or controlling things

Antonyms

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

abandonment
26 3.6

Leaving someone or something and not coming back

Compounds

error handling
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A way a program finds and deals with mistakes to keep working

materials handling
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Moving, loading, unloading, and storing goods in a factory or warehouse using machines

handling charge
1 3.7

A small fee for packing and sending an order

handling cost
3.2

An amount of money that a seller charges to prepare and pack an order for delivery

How Gentle

handling
42 2.1
roughness
2 3.9

Surface Forms

handling singular
handlings plural

Morphology

handling = handle (transparent) = handle + ing

Standard gerund/nominalization from the verb 'handle' denoting the physical action of carrying, moving, or manipulating.

Etymology

Handling comes from the simple word hand ('hand') and the verb handle ('to use the hands'). So handling means carrying, moving, or controlling something with your hands or with tools.