handling
/ˈhændlɪŋ/ · noun
Meaning
- A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
- The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
- A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
- To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- To manage, control, or direct.
- To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
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