inwheel

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verb

To encircle.

“B. and PI, Pilgrim, i, 8. Heaven's grace inwheel ye, and all good thoughts and prayers dwell about ye.”

OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

inwheel1

verbinwheel (third-person singular simple present inwheels, present participle inwheeling, simple past and past participle inwheeled)

present singular third person inwheels · participle present inwheeling · participle past inwheeled · past inwheeled · alternative enwheel

  1. obsoleterareTo encircle.

    B. and PI, Pilgrim, i, 8. Heaven's grace inwheel ye, and all good thoughts and prayers dwell about ye.

inwheel2

nouninwheel (plural inwheels)

plural inwheels

  1. The inner wheel of a mill.

Origin

inwheel · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  9. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  10. Old Englishhwēol
  11. Middle Englishwhel
  12. Englishwheel
  13. Englishinwheel

From in- (forming verbs) + wheel.

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inwheel · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Englishin-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  10. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  11. Old Englishhwēol
  12. Middle Englishwhel
  13. Englishwheel
  14. Englishinwheel

From in- (“within”) + wheel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

inwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inwheel

MLA

“inwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inwheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inwheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inwheel.

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