PEDDLE


Meaning of PEDDLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-d ə l ]

verb

( ped·dled ; ped·dling ˈped-liŋ, ˈpe-d ə l-iŋ)

Etymology: back-formation from peddler, from Middle English pedlere, alteration of pedder peddler

Date: 1532

intransitive verb

1. : to travel about with wares for sale ; broadly : sell

2. : to be busy with trifles : piddle

transitive verb

1. : to sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk ; broadly : sell

2. : to deal out or seek to disseminate

3. : to offer or promote as valuable

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.