hamster-wheel

A form of hamster wheel — A circular cage for a hamster or other small rodent, which rotates vertically as the animal runs at its base.

Meanings

verbhamster-wheel (third-person singular simple present hamster-wheels, present participle hamster-wheeling, simple past and past participle hamster-wheeled)

present singular third person hamster-wheels · participle present hamster-wheeling · participle past hamster-wheeled · past hamster-wheeled

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hamster wheel.
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APA

hamster-wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamster-wheel

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“hamster-wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamster-wheel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hamster-wheel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamster-wheel.

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