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PRONUNCIATION OF WHEELER-DEALING

wheeler-dealing  [ˌwiːləˈdiːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHEELER-DEALING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wheeler-Dealing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHEELER-DEALING


candela
kænˈdiːlə
concealer
kənˈsiːlə
dealer
ˈdiːlə
double-dealer
ˌdʌbəlˈdiːlə
healer
ˈhiːlə
horse-dealer
ˈhɔːsˌdiːlə
interdealer
ˌɪntəˈdiːlə
mela
ˈmiːlə
misdealer
ˌmɪsˈdiːlə
mochila
məʊˈtʃiːlə
newsdealer
ˈnjuːzdiːlə
sealer
ˈsiːlə
sheila
ˈʃiːlə
spieler
ˈʃpiːlə
stela
ˈstiːlə
subdealer
ˈsʌbˌdiːlə
tela
ˈtiːlə
tequila
tɪˈkiːlə
Vela
ˈviːlə
wheeler
ˈwiːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHEELER-DEALING

wheelbarrow
wheelbase
wheelchair
wheelchair housing
wheelchair Olympics
wheelchair user
wheelchair-bound
wheeled
wheeler
wheeler-dealer
wheelhouse
wheelie
wheelie bin
wheelie-bin
wheeling
wheeling and dealing
wheels
wheels within wheels
wheelsman
wheelspin

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHEELER-DEALING

appealing
calling
crystal healing
dealing
double-dealing
Ealing
faith healing
healing
insider dealing
paling
revealing
rosemaling
sealing
self-healing
signaling
spiritual healing
stealing
unappealing
whaling
wheeling and dealing
wholesaling

Synonyms and antonyms of wheeler-dealing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wheeler-dealing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHEELER-DEALING

Find out the translation of wheeler-dealing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wheeler-dealing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wheeler-dealing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惠勒交易
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wheeler - trato
570 millions of speakers

English

wheeler-dealing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोपहिया निपटने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عجلات - التعامل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Уилер - дилинг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Wheeler -dealing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চাদভাগ ডিলিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roues - traitant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beroda roda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wheeler -dealing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィーラー、取引
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휠러 - 거래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wheeler-dealing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh - kinh doanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்கர கையாளுகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुचाकी-वागण्याचे व्यवहार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurnazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wheeler - dealing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wheeler - dealing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Уілер - дилинг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wheeler - trafic de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γουίλερ - dealing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Wheeler -hantering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hjuling spel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

triksing og miksing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wheeler-dealing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEELER-DEALING»

The term «wheeler-dealing» is used very little and occupies the 182.417 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEELER-DEALING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wheeler-dealing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHEELER-DEALING»

Discover the use of wheeler-dealing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wheeler-dealing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mike Brewer's The Wheeler Dealer Know How!
"Telling you all you need to know about buying, preparing and selling modern classic cars, this book guides you through the minefield that is the world of car dealing, and helps you avoid the pitfalls that await the unwary"--P. [4] of cover ...
Mike Brewer, 2013
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Mike Brewer's The Wheeler Dealer Know How!
Plus, with stories and anecdotes from Mike's time in the trade, you'll gain a fascinating insight into the world of wheeler dealing. Packed full of information and tips, The Wheeler Dealer Know How will give you the confidence to buy the car of ...
Mike Brewer, 2013
3
Inside and Outside Canadian Administrative Law: Essays in ...
56 See A. Hutchinson and M. Jones, 'Wheeler-Dealing: An Essay on Law, Politics and Speech' (1988) 15 J.L. & Soc'y 263 at 271 [Hutchinson and Jones, 'Wheeler- Dealing']. 57 Wheeler, supra note 40 at 1061. 58 Ibid. at 1065. 59 Accord ...
Michael Taggart, Grant Huscroft, 2006
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Widow's Passion
“Now Dajex, explain what's happening. Sounds to me like a bit of wheeler- dealing.” “This wheeler-dealing, what is this?” “You kidding! Some kind of dishonesty taking place, right?” At Wreck's Port, Tex sets the record straight. “If you,
Michael Sutton, 2011
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Using French Synonyms
... supermarket, self- service 296 magasin. manigance f scheming, scheme (a less strong word than menées, etc) encore une de ses manigances pour me faire du tort magouillage m wheeler-dealing il y a des magouillages dans les élections  ...
R. E. Batchelor, M. H. Offord, 1993
6
War Isn't Hell, It's Entertainment: Essays on Visual Media ...
6 And yet the wheeler-dealing never quite achieves for Bilko what he desires, maintaining the precarious relationship of mutual dependence between the two and the continuance of the underlying comic situation. In M*A*S*H, by contrast, it is ...
Rikke Schubart,, Fabian Virchow, Debra White-Stanley, 2009
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New Scientist
Michael Grubb Imperial College of Science and Technology London SW7 Wheeler-dealing According to Feedback "persons unknown" made a killing on money markets by spreading nuclear disaster rumours ( 1 8 February, p 71). Really?
8
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
(d) Is it true that the said upgrade programme has become hostage of wheeler- dealing within the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Finance, respectively, which has resulted in a litany of irregularities that include a unilateral decision to ignore a ...
9
Terrace Heroes: The Life and Times of the 1930s Professional ...
Indeed (as discussed in Chapter 4), the managers themselves often became the story: their wheeler-dealing, the special diets and medical treatments that they favoured, and their own job prospects all became 'news'. In addition to ...
Graham Kelly, 2005
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Foundations of Comparative Politics
... is also claimed that the process of forming coalition government gives too much power to politicians and their wheeler-dealing and secret horsetrading. The outcome of their bargaining may not reflect the preferences of voters, it may also  ...
Kenneth Newton, Jan W. van Deth, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHEELER-DEALING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wheeler-dealing is used in the context of the following news items.
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If not gold.......
(They want either to make profits on wheeler-dealing of virtual paper assets, or to force certain countries' currencies up against the price of gold for political ... «Citywire.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Van Gaal keen to see end of transfer frenzy
He is right, of course, but the Manchester United manager finds himself in the midst of a period of frenzied wheeler-dealing in the transfer market. Van Gaal was ... «The Times, Jul 15»
3
Wheeler-dealing teen who boasted of turning £2k into £21m in a …
A high-flying teen who was investigated by police after boasting he had turned £2k into £21m in just ONE year has been charged with multiple counts of FRAUD. «SWNS, Jun 15»
4
REVIEW: The People Vs Democracy, Free World Centre
Then we have to work to attain those goals through negotiation, discussion, wheeler-dealing and (in some cases) a degree of wily playing of the system. «British Theatre, May 15»
5
The Best Memes and Tweets About Harry Redknapp's Resignation …
Resigning just six and a half hours after a terrible month of wheeler-dealing - and then denying that had anything to do with the decision - it's a bit fishy isn't it? «90min, Feb 15»
6
Schulz elected EP president again, promises to fight for more powers
However Schulz's election was marred by the wheeler-dealing that went before it. The largest groups in the EU house - the centre-right and the centre-left - have ... «EUobserver, Jul 14»
7
Ducking and diving like Del Boy at a street fair in Brussels
A brocante sale in Brussels can prompt the type of wheeler-dealing that would make. A brocante sale can prompt the type of wheeler-dealing that would make ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
8
David Beckham to appear in Only Fools and Horses sketch for Sport …
Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst last played the wheeler-dealing Trotter brothers in a Christmas special in 2003, so no doubt this one-off will be a trip ... «Reveal, Jan 14»
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Harry Redknapp in wheeler-dealing mode in bid to bounce back …
Harry Redknapp wants to move out several players and reshape his squad as QPR aim for a quick return to the Premier League. Photograph: Nigel French/PA. «The Guardian, Jul 13»
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Power and Privacy in the Age of Monitory Democracy
... from public attention their private wheeler-dealing. The latest 'we will hit back' revelations published by the pay-walled investigative British website Exaronews ... «The Conversation, Jul 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Wheeler-Dealing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wheeler-dealing>. May 2024 ».
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