freewheeling Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
   drift; freewheel.
   
   • My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
2. verb coast in a vehicle using the freewheel
   freewheel.
   
3. adjective satellite free of restraints or rules
   
   • freewheeling foolishness
   • the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style
4. adjective satellite cheerfully irresponsible
   harum-scarum; slaphappy; carefree; happy-go-lucky; devil-may-care.
   
   • carefree with his money
   • freewheeling urban youths
   • had a harum-scarum youth

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