freewheeling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
    drift; freewheel.
    • My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
  2. verb coast in a vehicle using the freewheel
    freewheel.
  3. adjective satellite free of restraints or rules
    • freewheeling foolishness
    • the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style
  4. adjective satellite cheerfully irresponsible
    harum-scarum; slaphappy; carefree; happy-go-lucky; devil-may-care.
    • carefree with his money
    • freewheeling urban youths
    • had a harum-scarum youth

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