handling
Plural: handlings
Noun
- The way something is managed, controlled, or manipulated.
- manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
- the management of someone or something
- "the handling of prisoners"
- A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
- The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.
- The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
- A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
Verb
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- interact in a certain way
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- handle effectively
- show and train
- present participle and gerund of handle
Examples
- baggage handling
- Her calm HANDLING of the complex board ensured a decisive victory.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English handlinge, hondlunge, from Old English handlung (“handling”), equivalent to handle + -ing. Cognate with Dutch handeling (“trade, operation, action”), German Handlung (“act, action”), Swedish handling (“act, deed, action”).
Synonyms
address, care, cover, deal, do by, handle, manage, manipulation, palm, plow, treat, treatment, wield
Scrabble Score: 13
handling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhandling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
handling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary