How to pronounce "wheeling"

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I changed my major to art history.

Studying visual art, I figured I'd learn something about how to see --

a really potent lesson for a kid who couldn't change

so much of what he was seeing.

Perspective, that kind of alchemy we humans get to play with,

turning anguish into a flower.

Flash forward: now I work at an amazing place in San Francisco

called the Zen Hospice Project,

where we have a little ritual that helps with this shift in perspective.

When one of our residents dies,

the mortuary men come, and as we're wheeling the body out through the garden,

heading for the gate, we pause.

Anyone who wants --

fellow residents, family, nurses, volunteers,

the hearse drivers too, now --

shares a story or a song or silence,

as we sprinkle the body with flower petals.

It takes a few minutes;

it's a sweet, simple parting image to usher in grief with warmth,

rather than repugnance.

Contrast that with the typical experience in the hospital setting,

Phonetic Breakdown of "wheeling"

Learn how to break down "wheeling" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

wheel-ing

2 syllables

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

W IY1 L IH0 NG

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Definition of "wheeling"

Verb

To roll along on wheels.

Example: "Wheel that trolley over here, would you?"
To transport something or someone using any wheeled mechanism, such as a wheelchair.
To ride a bicycle or tricycle.
To change direction quickly, turn, pivot, whirl, wheel around.
To cause to change direction quickly, turn.
To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air.

Example: "The vulture wheeled above us."
To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or revolve; to make or perform in a circle.

Noun

The motion of something that wheels.

Example: "the wheelings of birds in the sky"
The act of moving or conveying on wheels.

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Words That Sound Like "wheeling"

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