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

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   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. Young Kim:

   The State Department’s disorganized handling of evacuations and lack of communication with Congress and the American people continues to prompt questions and warrant answers, our missionis not over as long as Americans remain in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

2. Beth Shyken-Rothbart:

   We have seen a real variety in how field offices across the country are handling these cases, some field office staff are better educated than others and unfortunately the offices that have staff that are uninformed about this process have incorrectly turned people away, telling them that they are not eligible for this relief.

3. Chief Executive C.Y. Leung:

   Did the handling of the incident hinder the 'one country, two systems' principle and the Basic Law protecting Hong Kong residents' freedom and rights, especially the freedom of expression, publication and personal safety?

4. Marcus Aurelius:

   To be sure, external things of whatever kind require skill in their use, but we must not grow attached to them; whatever they are, they should only serve for us to show how skilled we are in our handling of them.

5. Debra Hamilton:

   I tell attorneys who are handling divorces, number one, ask if they have kids. Number two, ask if they have pets, these days pets are just as important as kids. Sometimes even more important.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=handling
2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handling