verb
- rode a bicycle or motorcycle without pedaling or using the engine, allowing momentum to carry the vehicle forward
- acted in a relaxed, spontaneous manner without strict planning or control
Usage: informal
Examples
- She freewheeled down the hill on her bicycle.
- The motorcycle freewheeled to a stop at the bottom of the slope.
- He freewheeled through the presentation without any notes.
- They freewheeled their way through the conversation.
- The cyclist freewheeled around the corner.
- She freewheeled through her speech, making it up as she went along.