Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheel out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: wheel out
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To employ or bring out (something predictable or perennial).

Derogatory

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wheel, out.

Example Sentences

"They will gather their own gaylings and dykelings and Miss Things at the hem of their own caftans. They'll wheel the old queen out."
"We need her to cover those client dinners where I get wheeled out to smile and look pretty."
"All the old clichés were wheeled out: “Living A Lie”, “Secret Torment”, “Bizarre Lifestyle”, and so on. Oh, how they wallowed in it."
"There were five in our party and the snow was too rough for ski-landing so the pilot wheeled out the old, fabric, two-engine biplane transport and loaded us on board."

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

wheels out (present, singular) wheeling out (participle, present) wheeled out (participle, past) wheeled out (past)

Phrases

trot out

Frequently Paired Words

trot out

Questions

What does wheel out mean?: To employ or bring out (something predictable or perennial).

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