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[ ped-ling ] / ˈpɛd lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peddling ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetrifling; paltry; piddling. Origin of peddlingFirst recorded in 1590–1600; peddle + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM peddlingped·dling·ly, adverbWords nearby peddlingpedatifid, Ped.D., peddle, peddler, peddlery, peddling, -pede, pederast, pederasty, Pedernales, pedes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peddlingBy WWII, Lemkin had been peddling his ideas on genocide for more than a decade. The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Former sport stars who joined the high-stakes game of peddling illegal substances are winners no more. From Frat Boys to Criminals: Two College Elites' Scarface Dreams|Olivia Nuzzi|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The show has been accused of peddling the kind of tawdry sentiment that has driven the inhabitants of Detroit to distraction. The Art of Urban Destruction|Nico Hines|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now, Larson is peddling his ancient wares with 21st-century technology: namely, Skype. My $295 Skype Exorcism|Scott Bixby|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If, as officials suggest, Favaro has been peddling skulls from the Congo, it is unclear when he began the practice. Burundi’s Black Market Skull Trade|Margot Kiser|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST He took to peddling with a one-horse wagon, as a business that would keep him in the open air and not tax his strength too much. Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe For my father this was indeed a pioneer business in a pioneer country, yet it was not like the peddling of to-day. Under Four Administrations|Oscar S. Straus Well, what in the world have I got to do with the peddling out of early services? McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893|Various Peddling had been forced on the latter by the action of the gilds which were still powerful in the 18th century on the Continent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various Also they achieved merit in other messes by peddling yarns of his wonderful innocence and his incredible absent-mindedness. Punch, Volume 153, July 11, 1917|Various
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