Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the wheel turns

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: the wheel -turns
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Time moves forward; circumstances change; life continues.

Example Sentences

"You have to accept that a new world pushes out the old. The wheel turns."
""I'm sorry, Paul. I know you went through hell with her nonsense, and I don't know how you put up with so much for Sammy, but the wheel turns, mate. Keep cool and let me know what you plan to do.""
"Sherlock Holmes: There's going to be a bomb on a passenger jet. British and American governments know about it, but rather than expose the source of their information, they're going to let it happen. The plane will blow up. Coventry all over again. The wheel turns, nothing is ever new."

Questions

What does the wheel turns mean?: Time moves forward; circumstances change; life continues.

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