how to pronounce wheelie

/ˈwiː.li/

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wheelie is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of wheelie in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… share in their wheelie bin attachment …”

meanings of wheelie

noun:

A wheelchair user.
An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.

verb:

To ride, or perform the stunt of riding, a vehicle on its rear wheel or wheels.

adjective:

Alternative spelling of wheely (“having wheels; mounted on wheels").

wheelie frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word wheelie occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics wheelie can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that wheelie can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;