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  2. 1. : a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive. also : a beguiling or playful trick. 2. : skill in outwitting : trickery, guile. wile. 2 of 2. verb. wiled; wiling. transitive verb. 1. : to lure by or as if by a magic spell : entice. 2. [by alteration] : while. Synonyms. Noun. artifice. device. dodge.

  3. deceitful cunning; trickery. Synonyms: fraud, chicanery. verb (used with object) , wiled, wil·ing. to beguile, entice, or lure (usually followed by away, from, into, etc.): The music wiled him from his study. verb phrase. to spend or pass (time), especially in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion: to wile away the long winter nights. Discover More.

  4. 1. trickery, cunning, or craftiness. 2. ( usually plural) an artful or seductive trick or ploy. vb. ( tr) to lure, beguile, or entice.

  5. 3 days ago · noun. 1. trickery, cunning, or craftiness. 2. (usually plural) an artful or seductive trick or ploy. verb. 3. (transitive) to lure, beguile, or entice. Collins English Dictionary.

  6. noun. wiles. A sly trick; deceitful artifice; stratagem. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A beguiling or coquettish trick. Webster's New World. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure. The wiles of a skilled negotiator.

  7. Nov 6, 2023 · Verb [ edit] wile (third-person singular simple present wiles, present participle wiling, simple past and past participle wiled) ( transitive) To entice or lure . He was good to look on, brawly dressed, and with a tongue in his head that would have wiled the bird from the tree.

  8. wile away, to spend or pass (time), especially in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion: to wile away the long winter nights.

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