wile

[ wahyl ]

/ waɪl /

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noun

a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.

wiles, artful or beguiling behavior.

deceitful cunning; trickery.

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 Phrases

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

Origin of wile

1125–75; (noun) Middle English; late Old English wil, perhaps <Old Norse vēl artifice, earlier *wihl-

SYNONYMS FOR wile

1, 2 deception, contrivance, maneuver.

3 chicanery, fraud.

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synonym study for wile

1, 2. See trick.

OTHER WORDS FROM wile

outwile, verb (used with object), out·wiled, out·wil·ing.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wile

while, wile

Words nearby wile

Wild Weasel, Wild West, Wild West show, wildwood, wild yam, wile, Wilfred, Wilfrid, wilful, wilga, Wilhelm

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Example sentences from the Web for wile

Wile E. Coyote is running after the Road Runner and eventually finds he has run off a cliff.
Vancouver Real-Estate Market Unlikely Victim of China Slowdown|Vikram Mansharamani|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
To accomplish this goal, Netanyahu used a simple chart that looked like a Wile E. Coyote bomb.
How Bibi Messed Up His Bomb Chart|Ali Gharib|September 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Like Wile E. Coyote, they will keep running until everyone else recognizes that there is no ground beneath their feet.
The End of TV Campaign Ads?|John Avlon|October 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Peter Cauchon's face, at once striking and repulsive, betokens a mixture of audacity, wile and extraordinary stubbornness.
The Executioner's Knife|Eugne Sue

The things might have been alive and spiteful, so persistently did they elude every wile.
Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma|George Norway
Gilbert feared that this might be a wile; he replied that he was at her disposition, but he must bethink himself.
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various
Every wile would be employed; but publicity was no part of the game—Orme began really to believe that.
The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
When they paid their checks they wooed her with every wile known to Cupid's art.
Strictly Business|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for wile

wile

/ (waɪl) /

noun

trickery, cunning, or craftiness

(usually plural) an artful or seductive trick or ploy

verb

(tr) to lure, beguile, or entice

Word Origin for wile

C12: from Old Norse vel craft; probably related to Old French wīle, Old English wīgle magic. See guile

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	wile
释义	wile [ wahyl ] / waɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wile ON THESAURUS.COM noun a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device. wiles, artful or beguiling behavior. deceitful cunning; trickery. 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 Phrases wile away, to spend or pass (time), especially in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion: to wile away the long winter nights. Origin of wile 1125–75; (noun) Middle English; late Old English wil, perhaps <Old Norse vēl artifice, earlier *wihl- SYNONYMS FOR wile 1, 2 deception, contrivance, maneuver. 3 chicanery, fraud. SEE SYNONYMS FOR wile ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for wile 1, 2. See trick. OTHER WORDS FROM wile outwile, verb (used with object), out·wiled, out·wil·ing. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wile while, wile Words nearby wile Wild Weasel, Wild West, Wild West show, wildwood, wild yam, wile, Wilfred, Wilfrid, wilful, wilga, Wilhelm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wile Wile E. Coyote is running after the Road Runner and eventually finds he has run off a cliff. Vancouver Real-Estate Market Unlikely Victim of China Slowdown\|Vikram Mansharamani\|November 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST To accomplish this goal, Netanyahu used a simple chart that looked like a Wile E. Coyote bomb. How Bibi Messed Up His Bomb Chart\|Ali Gharib\|September 27, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Like Wile E. Coyote, they will keep running until everyone else recognizes that there is no ground beneath their feet. The End of TV Campaign Ads?\|John Avlon\|October 27, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Peter Cauchon's face, at once striking and repulsive, betokens a mixture of audacity, wile and extraordinary stubbornness. The Executioner's Knife\|Eugne Sue The things might have been alive and spiteful, so persistently did they elude every wile. Ralph Denham's Adventures in Burma\|George Norway Gilbert feared that this might be a wile; he replied that he was at her disposition, but he must bethink himself. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)\|Various Every wile would be employed; but publicity was no part of the game—Orme began really to believe that. The Girl and The Bill\|Bannister Merwin When they paid their checks they wooed her with every wile known to Cupid's art. Strictly Business\|O. Henry British Dictionary definitions for wile wile / (waɪl) / noun trickery, cunning, or craftiness (usually plural) an artful or seductive trick or ploy verb (tr) to lure, beguile, or entice Word Origin for wile C12: from Old Norse vel craft; probably related to Old French wīle, Old English wīgle magic. See guile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wile stratagem, guile, artfulness, scam, twist, device, artifice, racket, gimmick, fraud, plot, cheating, deception, trickery, dishonesty, ploy, dodge, maneuver, lure, slant
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wile

noun

verb (used with object), wiled, wil·ing.

Verb Phrases

Origin of wile

SYNONYMS FOR wile

synonym study for wile

OTHER WORDS FROM wile

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wile

Words nearby wile

Example sentences from the Web for wile

British Dictionary definitions for wile

noun

verb

Word Origin for wile

Words related to wile