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- DictionaryPed·dle/ˈped(ə)l/
verb
- 1. try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place: "he peddled art and printing materials around the country"
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.
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.
PEDDLE definition: 1. to sell things, especially by taking them to different places: 2. If you peddle stories or…. Learn more.
Definition of peddle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To sell or offer for sale. To peddle life insurance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To seek to disseminate; give out. Peddling lies. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (5) Synonyms: merchant. merchandise. market. vend. sell. retail. handle. deal. trade.
