Handling Definition

hăndlĭng
noun
The act or an instance of touching, moving, etc. with the hands.
Webster's New World
The process of packing and sending merchandise to a customer.
A fee for shipping and handling.
Webster's New World
The way in which something is done or someone is treated.
A temperamental artist requires special handling.
Webster's New World
The way in which a presentation, especially an artistic or theatrical work, is treated.
American Heritage
(art) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch - Fairholt.
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Present participle of handle.

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Other Word Forms of Handling

Noun

Singular:
handling
Plural:
handlings

Origin of Handling

  • From Middle English handlinge, hondlunge, from Old English handlung (“handling"), equivalent to handle +"Ž -ing. Cognate with Dutch handeling (“trade, operation, action"), German Handlung (“act, action"), Swedish handling (“act, deed, action").

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  • From handle.

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Handling Sentence Examples

  • You're not handling this one alone.

  • He could buy an assassination, but part of him preferred the idea of handling family matters within the family.

  • Their world was far from perfect, but they were handling it together, as a team.

  • You're very good at handling her, thank you.

  • Evelyn was the queen of handling crowds, but Kiera could think of nothing more than ducking into a safe corner and staying there with her back to the wall.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAN

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GNGING

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With H8 Letter Words Ending With G