ˈped ə l verb
( peddled ; peddled ; ped·dling -d( ə )liŋ ; peddles )
Etymology: back-formation, from peddler
intransitive verb
1. : to travel about with wares for sale : pursue the occupation of a peddler
peddle without a license
have been peddling on the corner for … weeks — John O'Hara
2. : to be busy with trifles : piddle
no science peddling with the names of things — J.R.Lowell
transitive verb
1. : to sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk
peddled fish from a pushcart — Phil Stong
tried to peddle their wares to smart shops — Martha McDowell
peddled his unwanted manuscripts — American Guide Series: New York City
2. : to deal out or seek to disseminate (as ideas or opinions) : retail , circulate
peddling personal advice — G.F.Kennan
peddling secondhand truths and undigested truisms to popular audiences — William Phillips b.1907