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handling

/ˈhændlɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
  2. The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
  3. A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
  4. To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
  5. To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
  6. To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
  7. To manage, control, or direct.
  8. To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
  9. To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data