freewheel

[free-hweel, -weel] / ˈfriˈʰwil, -ˈwil /

VERB

coast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cruise drift sail skate

STRONG

float slide taxi

WEAK

get by ride on current smooth along

Example Sentences

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John Kenneth Galbraith has likened it to the squirrel on a treadwheel.

From Time Magazine Archive