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Synonyms for handling


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hand-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhænd lɪŋ

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Définition of handling

Origin :
  • Old English handlung "action of touching or feeling," from handlian (see handle (v.)). Meaning "way in which something handles" (especially a motor vehicle) is from 1962.
  • noun management
Example sentences :
  • What may be said of the handling of pastry in its preparation for baking?
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • "Not in any way that I am not perfectly capable of handling myself," said Linda.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • How he had always hated the thought of any one handling what was his!
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • But what good is strength alone in the handling of a weapon?
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The plants have a tendency to turn blackish if they are bruised in handling them.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Handling only one ship at a time, it might be a very small grid.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • The handling of a sword had thrilled me strangely, as I have shown.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Only a little skill in handling them is enough for a beginning.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • Single phase, or lighting lines are not satisfactory for handling these sets.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • In handling tobacco, the lead oxides are carried to your mouth.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

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