Definition of peddle in English:

peddle

verb ˈpɛd(ə)lˈpɛdl

[with object]

1Try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from place to place.
he peddled printing materials around the country
Example sentencesExamples
- The ruined city of Vakith stood deserted, but the distant memory of children playing or merchants peddling their wares echoed in Drakas' ears.
- These are then peddled in factory canteens and through catalogues at ‘half bookshop price or less’.
- Hundreds of vendors peddle everything from mutton kebabs and beef soup to fried twisted dough and steamed rose cakes.
- I am still facing totally vindictive charges relating to that little incident with that chap who invaded my doorstep peddling household goods.
- It's odd though to be in a building with all of those faces, who for some reason or another have left their mark, who have become iconic enough for postcards of their likeness to be peddled to tourists.
- A plethora of street vendors enthusiastically peddle their wares a bottle's throw from the two pubs.
- The smell of strange and exotic spices led us to the huge indoor food market with rows and rows of locals peddling everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to nuts, spices and flowers.
- But they shouldn't get too big for their britches just yet - they could find themselves peddling CDs on the streets of LA just like one of their predecessors.
- They took to the streets of the inner city to wash cars, sell cakes, peddle perfume, polish shoes and give massages and manicures, all in a bid to make a quick buck.
- Over the past 10 years or so, I have noted the return of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants who peddle goods up and down the country - on foot.
- Much the same advice applies as in Spain; avoid leather goods and wooden trinkets, especially those peddled by hawkers who wander the beaches of the Algarve interrupting your sunbathing.
- Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a mild cough or severe rash.
Synonyms
sell, sell from door to door, hawk, tout, vend, offer for sale
carry, stock, offer, market, merchandise, trade, trade in, deal in, traffic in
informal push
British informal flog
1. 1.1 Sell (an illegal drug or stolen item)
  he was arrested after trying to peddle guns
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are only about a thousand real addicts in Britain, and nobody is going to make a fortune peddling heroin because the addicts can get it on prescription.
  A former town centre security guard who rented a car for drug dealers to use to peddle heroin across Swindon has been jailed for a year.
  Trafficking is linked to international crime syndicates that peddle drugs, guns and false documents as well as people.
  But when low grades kept him from attending college, he hit the streets, peddling crack cocaine.
  A teenage drug dealer who peddled heroin and crack cocaine on the streets of Swindon is facing a lengthy jail term.
  I could be running out of the hospital now to peddle pharmacy-fresh methadone to junkies on the street.
  He spent his early 20s peddling dope and stolen cars, and making bogus stock trades.
  The drug dealer, identified simply as XXXX, is ready to retire with the fortune he made peddling cocaine.
  A suspect in a major investigation into a drugs gang that had a nationwide network peddling heroin is believed to be back in Britain.
  A gang of evil drug dealers have been put behind bars for a total of nearly 20 years for peddling cocaine, Ecstasy and amphetamines.
  Instead of peddling drugs and booze, they now peddled women.
  It may not have been through free will, but a substantial amount of the drug was peddled in this area causing grief, misery and upset.
  Teenagers are being recruited by hardcore London-based criminal gangs to peddle drugs on the streets of Swindon.
  The court heard she continued to peddle heroin after her arrest, and was on a conditional discharge and probation for two separate offences of shoplifting during the drug crimes.
  But it is the overall image of drugs being peddled openly and used by, in some instances children as young as 12, that is causing growing concern.
  Illegal drugs are also peddled inside the compound; this has been the cause of much of the fighting.
  The whole thing reinforced my opposition to drugs and those who peddle them.
  They were charged with such heavy-duty crimes as petty theft, peddling phony drivers licenses, and making unlicensed money transfers.
  Pushers peddle drugs hidden inside cigarette boxes spread out on the sidewalk.
  Hard drugs are peddled to misguided youth and more than a few backdoor ‘massage parlours’ are in operation.
2. 1.2 Promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely.
  he criticized his fellow candidate for peddling risky ideas
  Example sentencesExamples
  My first reaction was to think, ‘Here's some Neanderthal guy trying to peddle outdated gender stereotypes.’
  They reveal so many surprising and new facts that it is a damning indictment of the usual histories that are peddled in schools and colleges.
  And he accused them of peddling the ‘myth’ that only a few were brainy enough to do well.
  The article recommends writing about your sex life, getting fired for writing a weblog and peddling extreme opinions.
  And it's what is being peddled in too many of our newspapers and in too many of our classrooms.
  It's just that, as a vegan, I'm sick of reading misinformation paid for and peddled by hugely rich, destructive corporations.
  The notion, often peddled by politicians and bureaucrats, that there is some sort of trade-off between machines and people in a defence force is fundamentally flawed.
  What are being peddled are not even promises but pure lies.
  No-one peddles more myths than the conventional economist, whose view of the world bears only the slightest connection to reality.
  And in particular, this kind of bad science is being peddled for political ends, which makes it especially pressing to deplore it.
  The story about the aluminum tubes seems not to have been true, even though we're still peddling that.
  We live in a time when all sorts of ideas and newfangled methods of writing instruction are being peddled by writers of educational material.
  Such tactics merely disguise the fact that the avant-garde of the art world has been peddling more or less the same idea for over eighty years.
  Hatred, they argue, is seldom if ever a grassroots movement, but is ‘culturally propagated’, that is, peddled by the chattering classes.
  And this idea has been peddled by the intellectual elite in Britain for many years, more assiduously than anywhere else, to the extent that it is now taken for granted.
  I believe it is unreasonable for people who have obviously never been to the city to peddle their stereotypical views as facts.
  The ‘scandal’ stories were the essence of the politics of the decade - peddled by scribes who most often didn't understand the drama in which they were but bit players.
  What confounds all reasoning is how such poor material could be peddled to his eager fan base.
  The idea of British ‘sportsmanship’ was peddled for popular consumption in the years leading up to the war.
  All we know of it is that it was being peddled to Sunday newspapers with an asking price of £60,000.
  Synonyms
  advocate, suggest, urge, recommend, champion
  preach, present, put forward, advance, offer, introduce, spread, proclaim, propound, promote

Usage

On the confusion of peddle and pedal, see pedal

Origin

Early 16th century: back-formation from pedlar.

Rhymes

backpedal, heddle, medal, meddle, pedal, treadle

Definition of peddle in US English:

peddle

verbˈpɛdlˈpedl

[with object]

1Try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place.
he peddled art and printing materials around the country
Example sentencesExamples
- I am still facing totally vindictive charges relating to that little incident with that chap who invaded my doorstep peddling household goods.
- But they shouldn't get too big for their britches just yet - they could find themselves peddling CDs on the streets of LA just like one of their predecessors.
- Over the past 10 years or so, I have noted the return of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants who peddle goods up and down the country - on foot.
- Hundreds of vendors peddle everything from mutton kebabs and beef soup to fried twisted dough and steamed rose cakes.
- A plethora of street vendors enthusiastically peddle their wares a bottle's throw from the two pubs.
- It's odd though to be in a building with all of those faces, who for some reason or another have left their mark, who have become iconic enough for postcards of their likeness to be peddled to tourists.
- Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a mild cough or severe rash.
- The ruined city of Vakith stood deserted, but the distant memory of children playing or merchants peddling their wares echoed in Drakas' ears.
- These are then peddled in factory canteens and through catalogues at ‘half bookshop price or less’.
- They took to the streets of the inner city to wash cars, sell cakes, peddle perfume, polish shoes and give massages and manicures, all in a bid to make a quick buck.
- The smell of strange and exotic spices led us to the huge indoor food market with rows and rows of locals peddling everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to nuts, spices and flowers.
- Much the same advice applies as in Spain; avoid leather goods and wooden trinkets, especially those peddled by hawkers who wander the beaches of the Algarve interrupting your sunbathing.
Synonyms
sell, sell from door to door, hawk, tout, vend, offer for sale
1. 1.1 Sell (an illegal drug or stolen item)
  he was arrested after trying to peddle guns
  Example sentencesExamples
  A former town centre security guard who rented a car for drug dealers to use to peddle heroin across Swindon has been jailed for a year.
  It may not have been through free will, but a substantial amount of the drug was peddled in this area causing grief, misery and upset.
  The whole thing reinforced my opposition to drugs and those who peddle them.
  The court heard she continued to peddle heroin after her arrest, and was on a conditional discharge and probation for two separate offences of shoplifting during the drug crimes.
  But it is the overall image of drugs being peddled openly and used by, in some instances children as young as 12, that is causing growing concern.
  They were charged with such heavy-duty crimes as petty theft, peddling phony drivers licenses, and making unlicensed money transfers.
  The drug dealer, identified simply as XXXX, is ready to retire with the fortune he made peddling cocaine.
  But when low grades kept him from attending college, he hit the streets, peddling crack cocaine.
  Hard drugs are peddled to misguided youth and more than a few backdoor ‘massage parlours’ are in operation.
  Instead of peddling drugs and booze, they now peddled women.
  A teenage drug dealer who peddled heroin and crack cocaine on the streets of Swindon is facing a lengthy jail term.
  Teenagers are being recruited by hardcore London-based criminal gangs to peddle drugs on the streets of Swindon.
  I could be running out of the hospital now to peddle pharmacy-fresh methadone to junkies on the street.
  A suspect in a major investigation into a drugs gang that had a nationwide network peddling heroin is believed to be back in Britain.
  Illegal drugs are also peddled inside the compound; this has been the cause of much of the fighting.
  A gang of evil drug dealers have been put behind bars for a total of nearly 20 years for peddling cocaine, Ecstasy and amphetamines.
  Pushers peddle drugs hidden inside cigarette boxes spread out on the sidewalk.
  Trafficking is linked to international crime syndicates that peddle drugs, guns and false documents as well as people.
  There are only about a thousand real addicts in Britain, and nobody is going to make a fortune peddling heroin because the addicts can get it on prescription.
  He spent his early 20s peddling dope and stolen cars, and making bogus stock trades.
2. 1.2 Promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely.
  he criticized his fellow candidate for peddling risky ideas
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's just that, as a vegan, I'm sick of reading misinformation paid for and peddled by hugely rich, destructive corporations.
  Such tactics merely disguise the fact that the avant-garde of the art world has been peddling more or less the same idea for over eighty years.
  And he accused them of peddling the ‘myth’ that only a few were brainy enough to do well.
  They reveal so many surprising and new facts that it is a damning indictment of the usual histories that are peddled in schools and colleges.
  And in particular, this kind of bad science is being peddled for political ends, which makes it especially pressing to deplore it.
  What confounds all reasoning is how such poor material could be peddled to his eager fan base.
  What are being peddled are not even promises but pure lies.
  Hatred, they argue, is seldom if ever a grassroots movement, but is ‘culturally propagated’, that is, peddled by the chattering classes.
  And it's what is being peddled in too many of our newspapers and in too many of our classrooms.
  All we know of it is that it was being peddled to Sunday newspapers with an asking price of £60,000.
  And this idea has been peddled by the intellectual elite in Britain for many years, more assiduously than anywhere else, to the extent that it is now taken for granted.
  The article recommends writing about your sex life, getting fired for writing a weblog and peddling extreme opinions.
  No-one peddles more myths than the conventional economist, whose view of the world bears only the slightest connection to reality.
  The story about the aluminum tubes seems not to have been true, even though we're still peddling that.
  We live in a time when all sorts of ideas and newfangled methods of writing instruction are being peddled by writers of educational material.
  The idea of British ‘sportsmanship’ was peddled for popular consumption in the years leading up to the war.
  The ‘scandal’ stories were the essence of the politics of the decade - peddled by scribes who most often didn't understand the drama in which they were but bit players.
  My first reaction was to think, ‘Here's some Neanderthal guy trying to peddle outdated gender stereotypes.’
  The notion, often peddled by politicians and bureaucrats, that there is some sort of trade-off between machines and people in a defence force is fundamentally flawed.
  I believe it is unreasonable for people who have obviously never been to the city to peddle their stereotypical views as facts.
  Synonyms
  advocate, suggest, urge, recommend, champion

Usage

see pedal

Origin

Early 16th century: back-formation from pedlar.

单词	peddle
释义	Definition of peddle in English: peddle verb ˈpɛd(ə)lˈpɛdl [with object] 1Try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from place to place. he peddled printing materials around the country Example sentencesExamples The ruined city of Vakith stood deserted, but the distant memory of children playing or merchants peddling their wares echoed in Drakas' ears. These are then peddled in factory canteens and through catalogues at ‘half bookshop price or less’. Hundreds of vendors peddle everything from mutton kebabs and beef soup to fried twisted dough and steamed rose cakes. I am still facing totally vindictive charges relating to that little incident with that chap who invaded my doorstep peddling household goods. It's odd though to be in a building with all of those faces, who for some reason or another have left their mark, who have become iconic enough for postcards of their likeness to be peddled to tourists. A plethora of street vendors enthusiastically peddle their wares a bottle's throw from the two pubs. The smell of strange and exotic spices led us to the huge indoor food market with rows and rows of locals peddling everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to nuts, spices and flowers. But they shouldn't get too big for their britches just yet - they could find themselves peddling CDs on the streets of LA just like one of their predecessors. They took to the streets of the inner city to wash cars, sell cakes, peddle perfume, polish shoes and give massages and manicures, all in a bid to make a quick buck. Over the past 10 years or so, I have noted the return of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants who peddle goods up and down the country - on foot. Much the same advice applies as in Spain; avoid leather goods and wooden trinkets, especially those peddled by hawkers who wander the beaches of the Algarve interrupting your sunbathing. Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a mild cough or severe rash. Synonyms sell, sell from door to door, hawk, tout, vend, offer for sale carry, stock, offer, market, merchandise, trade, trade in, deal in, traffic in informal push British informal flog 1.1 Sell (an illegal drug or stolen item) he was arrested after trying to peddle guns Example sentencesExamples There are only about a thousand real addicts in Britain, and nobody is going to make a fortune peddling heroin because the addicts can get it on prescription. A former town centre security guard who rented a car for drug dealers to use to peddle heroin across Swindon has been jailed for a year. Trafficking is linked to international crime syndicates that peddle drugs, guns and false documents as well as people. But when low grades kept him from attending college, he hit the streets, peddling crack cocaine. A teenage drug dealer who peddled heroin and crack cocaine on the streets of Swindon is facing a lengthy jail term. I could be running out of the hospital now to peddle pharmacy-fresh methadone to junkies on the street. He spent his early 20s peddling dope and stolen cars, and making bogus stock trades. The drug dealer, identified simply as XXXX, is ready to retire with the fortune he made peddling cocaine. A suspect in a major investigation into a drugs gang that had a nationwide network peddling heroin is believed to be back in Britain. A gang of evil drug dealers have been put behind bars for a total of nearly 20 years for peddling cocaine, Ecstasy and amphetamines. Instead of peddling drugs and booze, they now peddled women. It may not have been through free will, but a substantial amount of the drug was peddled in this area causing grief, misery and upset. Teenagers are being recruited by hardcore London-based criminal gangs to peddle drugs on the streets of Swindon. The court heard she continued to peddle heroin after her arrest, and was on a conditional discharge and probation for two separate offences of shoplifting during the drug crimes. But it is the overall image of drugs being peddled openly and used by, in some instances children as young as 12, that is causing growing concern. Illegal drugs are also peddled inside the compound; this has been the cause of much of the fighting. The whole thing reinforced my opposition to drugs and those who peddle them. They were charged with such heavy-duty crimes as petty theft, peddling phony drivers licenses, and making unlicensed money transfers. Pushers peddle drugs hidden inside cigarette boxes spread out on the sidewalk. Hard drugs are peddled to misguided youth and more than a few backdoor ‘massage parlours’ are in operation. 1.2 Promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely. he criticized his fellow candidate for peddling risky ideas Example sentencesExamples My first reaction was to think, ‘Here's some Neanderthal guy trying to peddle outdated gender stereotypes.’ They reveal so many surprising and new facts that it is a damning indictment of the usual histories that are peddled in schools and colleges. And he accused them of peddling the ‘myth’ that only a few were brainy enough to do well. The article recommends writing about your sex life, getting fired for writing a weblog and peddling extreme opinions. And it's what is being peddled in too many of our newspapers and in too many of our classrooms. It's just that, as a vegan, I'm sick of reading misinformation paid for and peddled by hugely rich, destructive corporations. The notion, often peddled by politicians and bureaucrats, that there is some sort of trade-off between machines and people in a defence force is fundamentally flawed. What are being peddled are not even promises but pure lies. No-one peddles more myths than the conventional economist, whose view of the world bears only the slightest connection to reality. And in particular, this kind of bad science is being peddled for political ends, which makes it especially pressing to deplore it. The story about the aluminum tubes seems not to have been true, even though we're still peddling that. We live in a time when all sorts of ideas and newfangled methods of writing instruction are being peddled by writers of educational material. Such tactics merely disguise the fact that the avant-garde of the art world has been peddling more or less the same idea for over eighty years. Hatred, they argue, is seldom if ever a grassroots movement, but is ‘culturally propagated’, that is, peddled by the chattering classes. And this idea has been peddled by the intellectual elite in Britain for many years, more assiduously than anywhere else, to the extent that it is now taken for granted. I believe it is unreasonable for people who have obviously never been to the city to peddle their stereotypical views as facts. The ‘scandal’ stories were the essence of the politics of the decade - peddled by scribes who most often didn't understand the drama in which they were but bit players. What confounds all reasoning is how such poor material could be peddled to his eager fan base. The idea of British ‘sportsmanship’ was peddled for popular consumption in the years leading up to the war. All we know of it is that it was being peddled to Sunday newspapers with an asking price of £60,000. Synonyms advocate, suggest, urge, recommend, champion preach, present, put forward, advance, offer, introduce, spread, proclaim, propound, promote Usage On the confusion of peddle and pedal, see pedal Origin Early 16th century: back-formation from pedlar. Rhymes backpedal, heddle, medal, meddle, pedal, treadle Definition of peddle in US English: peddle verbˈpɛdlˈpedl [with object] 1Try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place. he peddled art and printing materials around the country Example sentencesExamples I am still facing totally vindictive charges relating to that little incident with that chap who invaded my doorstep peddling household goods. But they shouldn't get too big for their britches just yet - they could find themselves peddling CDs on the streets of LA just like one of their predecessors. Over the past 10 years or so, I have noted the return of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants who peddle goods up and down the country - on foot. Hundreds of vendors peddle everything from mutton kebabs and beef soup to fried twisted dough and steamed rose cakes. A plethora of street vendors enthusiastically peddle their wares a bottle's throw from the two pubs. It's odd though to be in a building with all of those faces, who for some reason or another have left their mark, who have become iconic enough for postcards of their likeness to be peddled to tourists. Nineteenth-century medicine vendors often peddled tonics as a cure-all for symptoms as varied as a mild cough or severe rash. The ruined city of Vakith stood deserted, but the distant memory of children playing or merchants peddling their wares echoed in Drakas' ears. These are then peddled in factory canteens and through catalogues at ‘half bookshop price or less’. They took to the streets of the inner city to wash cars, sell cakes, peddle perfume, polish shoes and give massages and manicures, all in a bid to make a quick buck. The smell of strange and exotic spices led us to the huge indoor food market with rows and rows of locals peddling everything from fresh fruit and vegetables to nuts, spices and flowers. Much the same advice applies as in Spain; avoid leather goods and wooden trinkets, especially those peddled by hawkers who wander the beaches of the Algarve interrupting your sunbathing. Synonyms sell, sell from door to door, hawk, tout, vend, offer for sale 1.1 Sell (an illegal drug or stolen item) he was arrested after trying to peddle guns Example sentencesExamples A former town centre security guard who rented a car for drug dealers to use to peddle heroin across Swindon has been jailed for a year. It may not have been through free will, but a substantial amount of the drug was peddled in this area causing grief, misery and upset. The whole thing reinforced my opposition to drugs and those who peddle them. The court heard she continued to peddle heroin after her arrest, and was on a conditional discharge and probation for two separate offences of shoplifting during the drug crimes. But it is the overall image of drugs being peddled openly and used by, in some instances children as young as 12, that is causing growing concern. They were charged with such heavy-duty crimes as petty theft, peddling phony drivers licenses, and making unlicensed money transfers. The drug dealer, identified simply as XXXX, is ready to retire with the fortune he made peddling cocaine. But when low grades kept him from attending college, he hit the streets, peddling crack cocaine. Hard drugs are peddled to misguided youth and more than a few backdoor ‘massage parlours’ are in operation. Instead of peddling drugs and booze, they now peddled women. A teenage drug dealer who peddled heroin and crack cocaine on the streets of Swindon is facing a lengthy jail term. Teenagers are being recruited by hardcore London-based criminal gangs to peddle drugs on the streets of Swindon. I could be running out of the hospital now to peddle pharmacy-fresh methadone to junkies on the street. A suspect in a major investigation into a drugs gang that had a nationwide network peddling heroin is believed to be back in Britain. Illegal drugs are also peddled inside the compound; this has been the cause of much of the fighting. A gang of evil drug dealers have been put behind bars for a total of nearly 20 years for peddling cocaine, Ecstasy and amphetamines. Pushers peddle drugs hidden inside cigarette boxes spread out on the sidewalk. Trafficking is linked to international crime syndicates that peddle drugs, guns and false documents as well as people. There are only about a thousand real addicts in Britain, and nobody is going to make a fortune peddling heroin because the addicts can get it on prescription. He spent his early 20s peddling dope and stolen cars, and making bogus stock trades. 1.2 Promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely. he criticized his fellow candidate for peddling risky ideas Example sentencesExamples It's just that, as a vegan, I'm sick of reading misinformation paid for and peddled by hugely rich, destructive corporations. Such tactics merely disguise the fact that the avant-garde of the art world has been peddling more or less the same idea for over eighty years. And he accused them of peddling the ‘myth’ that only a few were brainy enough to do well. They reveal so many surprising and new facts that it is a damning indictment of the usual histories that are peddled in schools and colleges. And in particular, this kind of bad science is being peddled for political ends, which makes it especially pressing to deplore it. What confounds all reasoning is how such poor material could be peddled to his eager fan base. What are being peddled are not even promises but pure lies. Hatred, they argue, is seldom if ever a grassroots movement, but is ‘culturally propagated’, that is, peddled by the chattering classes. And it's what is being peddled in too many of our newspapers and in too many of our classrooms. All we know of it is that it was being peddled to Sunday newspapers with an asking price of £60,000. And this idea has been peddled by the intellectual elite in Britain for many years, more assiduously than anywhere else, to the extent that it is now taken for granted. The article recommends writing about your sex life, getting fired for writing a weblog and peddling extreme opinions. No-one peddles more myths than the conventional economist, whose view of the world bears only the slightest connection to reality. The story about the aluminum tubes seems not to have been true, even though we're still peddling that. We live in a time when all sorts of ideas and newfangled methods of writing instruction are being peddled by writers of educational material. The idea of British ‘sportsmanship’ was peddled for popular consumption in the years leading up to the war. The ‘scandal’ stories were the essence of the politics of the decade - peddled by scribes who most often didn't understand the drama in which they were but bit players. My first reaction was to think, ‘Here's some Neanderthal guy trying to peddle outdated gender stereotypes.’ The notion, often peddled by politicians and bureaucrats, that there is some sort of trade-off between machines and people in a defence force is fundamentally flawed. I believe it is unreasonable for people who have obviously never been to the city to peddle their stereotypical views as facts. Synonyms advocate, suggest, urge, recommend, champion Usage see pedal Origin Early 16th century: back-formation from pedlar.
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