wheel around
B2 neutral separable both
In simple words
To quickly turn around to face the other way; or to push someone in a wheelchair or trolley.
Literal meaning: To move in a circular path like a wheel turning.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To turn around quickly and sharply, usually with the whole body, to face a different direction.
"She wheeled around to find her boss standing right behind her."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 neutral
To push someone or something around in a wheeled vehicle such as a wheelchair or trolley.
"The nurse wheeled the patient around the ward for some fresh air."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
In the intransitive sense (turning), it often describes a dramatic or sudden body movement, common in narrative writing. In the transitive sense, it refers to physically moving something on wheels.
Commonly used with
patient trolley cart wheelchair horse body
Forms
Base
wheel around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
wheels around
he/she/it
Past simple
wheeled around
yesterday
Past participle
wheeled around
have + pp
-ing form
wheeling around
continuous
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