handling

Definition

  • noun: the act of touching, feeling, holding, or moving something
  • noun: the action of one that 'handles' something
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: touching, manipulation, thumbing

Examples

  • He's having a hard time 'handling' the pressure of his new job.

  • His 'handling of' the situation could not have been worse.

  • The media's 'handling of' the tragedy has been criticized.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ' Did he offer terms? ' Yes. We'll split it, /. for me, for you for putting up the $ and for handling everything on the business end. You're CFO. I said, "Let's do it." Okay. Did he add anything else? Yes. It probably was a diversity thing. (..)
    2010 The Social Network