peddle

verb

ped·dle ˈpe-dᵊl

peddled; peddling ˈped-liŋ

ˈpe-dᵊl-iŋ

Synonyms of peddle next

intransitive verb

: to travel about with wares for sale

broadly : sell

peddling without a license

: to be busy with trifles : piddle

transitive verb

: 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.

: to deal out or seek to disseminate

peddling personal advice—

G. F. Kennan

: to offer or promote as valuable

peddled snake oils and miracle lotions

Example Sentences

They peddled fruits and vegetables out of their truck on the side of the road. He peddled his idea for a new movie to every executive in Hollywood. The mayor's aides tried to peddle his innocence to reporters.

Recent Examples on the Web The action from DirecTV is the latest in a string of moves by television companies and technology giants to sever ties with the channel, reducing the Kremlin's ability to peddle its narrative at a pivotal time when its international standing has fallen. —

Oliver Darcy, CNN, 1 Mar. 2022 Super Bowl advertising has long been used to peddle mainstay consumer products from beer to chips to soda pop. —

Suzanne Vranica and Megan Graham, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2022 Dominion had sued Fox for $1.6 billion, arguing that the news outlet had damaged its reputation by peddling phony conspiracy theories claiming its equipment switched votes from Trump to Biden. —

Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023 Cliff tries to go straight, peddling defibrillators from the back of his Oldsmobile — a sign his career is on life support — whereas Ricky is a man without morals, running drugs and guns for the worst kind of clients. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2023 For years, my attacker peddled false narratives about what happened on the night of July 12, 2020. —

Rivea Ruff, Essence, 9 June 2023 In what could be perceived as a fever dream, a hot flash or an unwelcome reminder of millennial mortality, members of some of the most iconic Gen X boy bands have come together to — wait for it — peddle insurance. —

Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023 His Democratic critics call him extreme for peddling ideas such as ending affirmative action and eliminating the Department of Education. —

Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2023 Taylor, who lost her primary challenge to Kemp, has peddled conspiracy theories that Republican leaders were closet communists and that Democrats were secret pedophiles. —

Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2023 See More

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