Handling Definition

hăndlĭng
noun
The act or an instance of touching, moving, etc. with the hands.
Webster's New World
The process of packing and sending merchandise to a customer.
A fee for shipping and handling.
Webster's New World
The way in which something is done or someone is treated.
A temperamental artist requires special handling.
Webster's New World
The way in which a presentation, especially an artistic or theatrical work, is treated.
American Heritage
(art) The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch - Fairholt.
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Other Word Forms of Handling

Noun

Singular:
handling
Plural:
handlings

Origin of Handling

  • From Middle English handlinge, hondlunge, from Old English handlung (“handling"), equivalent to handle +"Ž -ing. Cognate with Dutch handeling (“trade, operation, action"), German Handlung (“act, action"), Swedish handling (“act, deed, action").

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  • From handle.

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