Definition of HANDLING

handling

Meanings

Plural: handlings

Noun

  • 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, take 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

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”).

Scrabble Score: 13

handling is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
handling is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
handling is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

handling is a valid Words With Friends word