peddle
verb /ˈpedl/
/ˈpedl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they peddle | /ˈpedl/ /ˈpedl/ |
| he / she / it peddles | /ˈpedlz/ /ˈpedlz/ |
| past simple peddled | /ˈpedld/ /ˈpedld/ |
| past participle peddled | /ˈpedld/ /ˈpedld/ |
| -ing form peddling | /ˈpedlɪŋ/ /ˈpedlɪŋ/ |
- peddle something to try to sell goods by going from house to house or from place to place
- He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes.
- to peddle illegal drugs
- peddle something (usually disapproving) to spread an idea or story in order to get people to accept it
- to peddle malicious gossip
- This line (= publicly stated opinion) is being peddled by all the government spokesmen.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: back-formation from pedlar.