What does HANDLING mean?

Definitions for HANDLING
ˈhænd lɪŋhan·dling

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Princeton's WordNet

  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 Dictionary

  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 Contribution

  1. handlingverb

    Verb form of the word handle.

    The manual handling was easy, simple and efficient.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

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  1. Nouns Frequency

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

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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. Wang Hui:

    I believe that the handling of Xiao Tian will not in the slightest affect our application. Quite the opposite, it will make Chinese sports even cleaner, our confidence has not been shaken. We will as before carry on with our application work.

  2. Don Schaffner:

    If you are worried, you can always wash and or sanitize your hands after handling anything that you think might be contaminated.

  3. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Hoyer:

    Nancy was sitting in the front office as receptionist, and I was sitting right behind her in sort of a little divided half wall handling academy appointments, opening mail, doing things that interns do or part-time employees do, and we were there together. Some 40 years later, we became the speaker and the majority leader.

  4. 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.

  5. Chuck Grassley:

    Less than a week ago, I expressed serious concern that what little remains of the FBI’s credibility is on the line following its inconsistent handling of politically sensitive investigations, failure to hold its own employees accountable for misconduct and consistent disregard for congressional oversight, last night’s raid on the home of a former U.S. president without explanation will only further erode confidence in the FBI and the Justice Department.

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