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Definition of freewheel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

freewheel

verb
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːl/
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːl/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they freewheel
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːl/
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːl/
he / she / it freewheels
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːlz/
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːlz/
past simple freewheeled
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːld/
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːld/
past participle freewheeled
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːld/
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːld/
-ing form freewheeling
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/
 
/ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/
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  1. (+ adv./prep.) to ride a bicycle without using the pedals
    • I freewheeled down the hill to the village.
    Topics Sports: other sportsc2
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noun
 
 
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