wield
Meaning of wield
verb
- hold and use (a weapon or tool).
a masked raider wielding a handgun
Old English wealdan, wieldan ‘govern, subdue, direct’, of Germanic origin; related to German walten .
Information about wield
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of wield is: wields.
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Hyphenation of wield
wield
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- wield is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
wield synonyms
Meaning exert:
Meaning handle:
Meaning wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement:
Meaning wave (something) about to attract attention:
Meaning move (one's hand or arm, or something held in one's hand) to and fro:
Meaning spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly:
Meaning put (something) in a prominent place in order that it may readily be seen:
Meaning display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance:
Meaning move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis:
Meaning brandish in anger or as a warning; make a threatening gesture with:
Meaning take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ:
Meaning give work to (someone) and pay them for it:
Meaning a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material:
Meaning handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner:
Meaning (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system):
Anagrams of wield
Words that rhyme with wield
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