hamster wheel
To cycle fruitlesslyTo cycle fruitlessly.
» Cookie was running on his hamster wheel.
Cookie lief in seinem Hamsterrad. — Rovo
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1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To cycle fruitlessly.
Examples
6 sentencesCookie was running on his hamster wheel.
deCookie lief in seinem Hamsterrad. — Rovo
I feel like a hamster on a wheel.
ruЯ чувствую себя как белка в колесе. — Selena777
deIch komme mir wie ein Hamster im Laufrad vor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm running around like a hamster in a wheel.
ruЯ кручусь как белка в колесе. — marafon
Mark wanted to get off of the hamster wheel.
It's hard to believe this whole site is powered by hamsters running on wheels.
Forms
hamster wheels, hamster wheeling, hamster wheeled, hamster wheeled| Base form | hamster wheel · to hamster wheel |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hamster wheels |
| Present participle | hamster wheeling |
| Past simple | hamster wheeled |
| Past participle | hamster wheeled |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.