Freewheeling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

coast in a vehicle using the freewheel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈiːwiːlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈiːwiːlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈiːwiːlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /fɹˈiːwiːlɪŋ/.

Examples

My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
freewheeling foolishness
the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

carefree devil-may-care harum-scarum drift slaphappy happy-go-lucky freewheel

Parts of Speech

verb	live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely “My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school”
verb	coast in a vehicle using the freewheel
adjective	free of restraints or rules “freewheeling foolishness”
adjective	cheerfully irresponsible “carefree with his money”

Word Forms

freewheeler	noun	someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
carefreeness	noun	the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
harum-scarum	noun	a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Freilauf

ohne Eile, verantwortungslos oder frei leben

🇫🇷French

roue libre

vivre sans hâte, de manière irresponsable ou librement

🇪🇸Spanish

libre

vivir sin prisas, irresponsablemente o libremente

🇮🇹Italian

a ruota libera

vivere senza fretta, irresponsabilmente o liberamente

🇳🇱Dutch

vrijloop

ongehaast, onverantwoordelijk of vrij leven

🇵🇹Portuguese

roda livre

viver sem pressa, irresponsavelmente ou livremente

🇷🇺Russian

свободный ход

жить неторопливо, безответственно или свободно

India

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃப்ரீவீலிங்

அவசரமின்றி, பொறுப்பற்ற முறையில் அல்லது சுதந்திரமாக வாழ்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్రీవీలింగ్

తొందరపడకుండా, బాధ్యతారహితంగా లేదా స్వేచ్ఛగా జీవించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्रीव्हीलिंग

अविचारीपणे, बेजबाबदारपणे किंवा मुक्तपणे जगा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્રી વ્હીલિંગ

ઉતાવળ વિના, બેજવાબદારીપૂર્વક અથવા મુક્તપણે જીવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ರೀವೀಲಿಂಗ್

ಅವಸರವಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ಬೇಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಯಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಜೀವಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്രീ വീലിംഗ്

തിരക്കില്ലാതെ, നിരുത്തരവാദപരമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വതന്ത്രമായി ജീവിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

فری وہیلنگ

جلدی سے، غیر ذمہ داری سے، یا آزادانہ طور پر زندگی گزاریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

随心所欲

不紧不慢、不负责任或自由地生活

🇯🇵Japanese

自由奔放

急いで、無責任に、または自由に生きる

🇰🇷Korean

자유분방한

서두르지 않고, 무책임하게, 자유롭게 살아라.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chạy tự do

sống nhàn nhã, vô trách nhiệm hoặc tự do

🇹🇭Thai

อิสระ

ใช้ชีวิตอย่างไม่เร่งรีบ ไร้ความรับผิดชอบ หรืออย่างอิสระ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bebas

hidup tidak tergesa-gesa, tidak bertanggung jawab, atau bebas

🇲🇾Malay

roda bebas

hidup tanpa tergesa-gesa, tidak bertanggungjawab, atau bebas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرة

العيش على مهل، بطريقة غير مسؤولة، أو بحرية

🇮🇷Persian

چرخ آزاد

بدون عجله، غیرمسئولانه یا آزادانه زندگی کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

başıboş hareket etme

telaşsız, sorumsuz veya özgürce yaşamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

גלגל חופשי

לחיות ללא חיפזון, בחוסר אחריות או בחופשיות

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