wheelspin

wheel·spin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweel-spin, weel-]
- /ˈʰwilˌspɪn, ˈwil-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweel-spin, weel-]
- /ˈʰwilˌspɪn, ˈwil-/

Definitions of wheelspin word

noun wheelspin the spinning of a wheel, especially that of a drive wheel of a powered vehicle that has poor traction. 1
noun wheelspin the rotation of a wheel when it is not achieving any grip or traction on a surface 0

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Origin of wheelspin

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; wheel + spin

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wheelspin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wheelspin

wheelspin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wheelspin usage trend in Literature

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