Definitions for handling
ˈhænd lɪŋhan·dling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handlingnoun

   manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

2. handling, manipulationnoun

   the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

3. treatment, handlingnoun

   the management of someone or something

   "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"

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1. handling

   Handling refers to the way of managing, controlling, dealing with, or behaving towards something or someone. This term can also refer to the process of physically touching, moving or transporting an object. It is used across multiple fields like management, sports, psychology, logistics and marketing with varying meanings.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Handling

   of Handle

2. Handlingnoun

   a touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t

3. Handlingverb

   the mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch

4. Etymology: [AS. handlung.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. handlingverb

   Verb form of the word handle.

   The manual handling was easy, simple and efficient.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Management
   • Manual Labor
   • Touch

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'handling' in Nouns Frequency: #2280

How to pronounce handling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say handling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of handling in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of handling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of handling in a Sentence

1. Angela Bassett:

   I think Patricia Arquette's handling it like a grown-up person, patricia Arquette's handling it like a grown woman.

2. Lao Tzu:

   People in their handling of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.

3. Jamarcus Glover:

   This is what you got to understand, don't take it wrong but Bre been handling all my money, she been handling my money.

4. Randolph Silliman Bourne:

   Friendships are fragile things, and require as much handling as any other fragile and precious thing.

5. Stephane Dujarric:

   With allegations of sexual abuse that we take extremely seriously, one also has to be as meticulous as possible in handling numbers, in handling and interviewing victims, and it's exactly what we are doing.

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