ALL meanings of free-wheeling
free-wheel·ing
F f - adjective free-wheeling operating in the manner of a freewheel. 1
- adjective free-wheeling (of a person) moving about freely, independently, or irresponsibly. 1
- adjective free-wheeling (of words, remarks, actions, etc.) unrestrained; irresponsible: Loose, freewheeling charges were traded during the argument. 1
- noun free-wheeling a device in the transmission of a motor vehicle that automatically disengages the drive shaft whenever it begins to turn more rapidly than the engine. 1
- noun free-wheeling a form of rear bicycle wheel that has a device freeing it from the driving mechanism, as when the pedals are stopped in coasting. 1
- verb without object free-wheeling (of a vehicle or its operator) to coast with the wheels disengaged from the driving mechanism. 1
- verb without object free-wheeling to move or function freely, independently, unconcernedly, or the like (often followed by about, through, around, etc.): The two friends freewheeled around the country after graduation. 1