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1. : to sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk. broadly : sell. They peddled fruits and vegetables from a truck on the side of the road. 2. : to deal out or seek to disseminate. peddling personal advice G. F. Kennan. 3. : to offer or promote as valuable.
verb (used with object) , ped·dled, ped·dling. to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk. to deal out, distribute, or dispense, especially in small quantities: to peddle radical ideas. to sell (drugs) illicitly.
PEDDLE definition: 1. to sell things, especially by taking them to different places: 2. If you peddle stories or…. Learn more.
1. (Commerce) to go from place to place selling (goods, esp small articles) 2. (Recreational Drugs) ( tr) to sell (illegal drugs, esp narcotics) 3. ( tr) to advocate (ideas) persistently or importunately: to peddle a new philosophy. 4. ( intr) archaic to trifle. [C16: back formation from pedlar]
When you peddle something, you go out and try to sell it. It's cute when a little kid peddles his homemade birthday cards around the neighborhood, but if an adult did that it might be annoying.
peddle. peddle something to try to sell goods by going from house to house or from place to place. He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes. peddle something (usually disapproving) to spread an idea or story in order to get people to accept it.
verb. 1. to go from place to place selling (goods, esp small articles) 2. (transitive) to sell ( illegal drugs, esp narcotics) 3. (transitive) to advocate ( ideas) persistently or importunately. to peddle a new philosophy. 4. (intransitive) archaic.
Definitions of 'peddle'. 1. Someone who peddles things goes from place to place trying to sell them. [...] 2. Someone who peddles drugs sells illegal drugs. [...] 3. If someone peddles an idea or a piece of information, they try to get people to accept it.
May 21, 2024 · peddle (third-person singular simple present peddles, present participle peddling, simple past and past participle peddled) To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities. My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats.
Peddle Definition. To carry from place to place and offer for sale. To travel about selling (wares). Peddling goods from door to door. To go from place to place selling small articles. To sell or offer for sale. To peddle life insurance. To seek to disseminate; give out. Peddling lies.
