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- [hand-ling]
- /ˈhænd lɪŋ/
- /ˈhænd.lɪŋ/
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- [hand-ling]
- /ˈhænd lɪŋ/
Definitions of handling word
- noun handling a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand. 1
- noun handling that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery. 1
- noun handling Slang. a person's name, especially the given name. a person's alias, nickname, or code name. a username, as on a social media website: What's your Twitter handle? a name or term by which something is known, described, or explained. 1
- noun handling the total amount wagered on an event, series of events, or for an entire season or seasons, as at a gambling casino or in horse racing: The track handle for the day was over a million dollars. 1
- noun handling the total amount of money taken in by a business concern on one transaction, sale, event, or series of transactions, or during a specific period, especially by a theater, nightclub, sports arena, resort hotel, or the like. 1
- noun handling hand (def 27). 1
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Origin of handling
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English handlung (noun). See handle, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Handling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
handling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
handling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for handling
noun handling
- conduct — When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
- administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
- supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
- treatment — an act or manner of treating.
- manipulation — the act of manipulating.
adjective handling
- husbanding — a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- piloting — a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
- managing — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
Antonyms for handling
noun handling
- mismanagement — The process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
- mishandling — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
Top questions with handling
- what are the most frequently occurring material handling injuries?
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Matching words
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