handling
A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or…A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
» Tom is handling it very well.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
baggage handling
Bedienung, Handhabung, Umgang
обрабо́ткаobrabótka, манипули́рованиеmanipulírovanije, обслу́живаниеobslúživanije
(countable, uncountable)The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
(countable, uncountable)A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
Hehlerei
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.
- the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
- manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
- the management of someone or something
Examples
104 sentencesTom is handling it very well.
Tom isn't handling it very well.
How much is the handling charge?
deWie hoch ist die Bearbeitungsgebühr?
Tom is good at handling children.
How well am I handling this?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English handlinge, hondlunge, from Old English handlung (“handling”), equivaleFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: handlingsSynonyms
2 synonyms- the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means:manipulation
- the management of someone or something:treatment
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable