Definition of 'peddle'
Word forms: peddles, peddling, peddled
1. transitive verb
Someone who peddles things goes from place to place trying to sell them.
His attempts to peddle his paintings around Laramie's tiny gallery scene proved unsuccessful.
2. transitive verb
Someone who peddles drugs sells illegal drugs.
When a drug pusher offered the Los Angeles youngster $100 to peddle drugs, Jack refused.
peddling uncountable noun
The war against drug peddling is all about cash.
3. transitive verb
If someone peddles an idea or a piece of information, they try to get people to accept it.
[disapproval] They even set up their own news agency to peddle anti-isolationist propaganda.
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Word Frequency
peddle in American English
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈpeddled or ˈpeddling
1.
to go from place to place selling small articles
2.
to
spend time on trifles; piddle
verb transitive
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peddle in British English
verb
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British English: peddle VERB
Someone who peddles things goes from place to place trying to sell them.
His attempts to peddle his paintings around the city's galleries was unsuccessful.
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