wield

Meaning of wield

verb
  1. 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:

exert, maintain

Meaning handle:

handle

Meaning wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement:

brandish

Meaning wave (something) about to attract attention:

flourish

Meaning move (one's hand or arm, or something held in one's hand) to and fro:

wave

Meaning spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly:

twirl

Meaning put (something) in a prominent place in order that it may readily be seen:

display

Meaning display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance:

flaunt

Meaning move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis:

swing

Meaning brandish in anger or as a warning; make a threatening gesture with:

shake

Meaning take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ:

use

Meaning give work to (someone) and pay them for it:

employ

Meaning a thickness or layer of a folded or laminated material:

ply

Meaning handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner:

manipulate

Meaning (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system):

operate

Anagrams of wield

dwile, Wilde, wiled

Words that rhyme with wield

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