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peddle
What does peddle mean?
peddle (verb): to sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use peddle in a sentence?
- Peddle your wares elsewhere. (Tatoeba sentence #12260041 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce peddle?
/ˈpɛdəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does peddle come from?
Back-formation from pedlar. (Compare burgle from burglar.).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of peddle?
Words related to peddle
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “peddle” mean?
to observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something
Not quite: that's what examine means.
to sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities
Right! That's what “peddle” means.
to determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate
Not quite: that's what assess means.
to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)
Not quite: that's what skip means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “peddle”?
hawk
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skip
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duck
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sink
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