freewheel
verb/ˌfriːˈwiːl/
/ˌfriːˈwiːl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they freewheel | /ˌfriːˈwiːl/ /ˌfriːˈwiːl/ |
| he / she / it freewheels | /ˌfriːˈwiːlz/ /ˌfriːˈwiːlz/ |
| past simple freewheeled | /ˌfriːˈwiːld/ /ˌfriːˈwiːld/ |
| past participle freewheeled | /ˌfriːˈwiːld/ /ˌfriːˈwiːld/ |
| -ing form freewheeling | /ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/ /ˌfriːˈwiːlɪŋ/ |
- (+ adv./prep.) to ride a bicycle without using the pedals
- I freewheeled down the hill to the village.
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