Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handling

/ˈhændl̩ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: hand-ling
IPA: /ˈhændl̩ɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of handle

Example Sentences

"baggage handling"
"the heauens, and your faire handeling / Haue made you maister of the field this day"
"1864, Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives […] at San Francisco it is warehoused and reshipped to Liverpool, or other foreign market; and in exchange for this wheat, comes back the merchandise which has to pass through all these shipments, reshipments, warehousings, handlings, &c."
"In mortal terror of people forcing an entrance at such an hour, and in such a manner as to leave no doubt of their purpose, I would have turned to fly when first I heard the noise, only that I feared by any quick motion to catch their attention, as I also ran the danger of doing by opening the door, which was all but closed, and to whose handlings I was unaccustomed."
"A miniature[…]remarkable for its brilliancy of colour and charming freedom of handling."

Etymology

From Middle English handlinge, hondlunge, from Old English handlung (“handling”), equivalent to handle + -ing. Cognate with Dutch handeling (“trade, operation, action”), German Handlung (“act, action”), Swedish handling (“act, deed, action”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: handlinge, handlung
Suffix: handle

Usage

Inflected Forms

handlings (plural)

Derived Forms

antihandling ballhandling shiphandling

Phrases

double-handling ground handling handling boss handling charge handling fee handling time material handling materials handling

Synonyms

manipulation treatment

Rhymes With

mishandling

Questions

How do you pronounce handling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhændl̩ɪŋ/.
What does handling mean?: A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
Where does handling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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