peddled; peddling
ˈped-liŋ 
ˈpe-dᵊl-iŋ
1
: to travel about with wares for sale
2
: to be busy with trifles : piddle
1
2
: to deal out or seek to disseminate
peddling personal advice—
G. F. Kennan
G. F. Kennan3
: to offer or promote as valuable
peddled snake oils and miracle lotions
Examples of peddle in a Sentence
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.
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The suit also alleges that Burgess peddled a false Porter memoir on Amazon, which was removed from the site after it was denounced by Porter’s family.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Basso's appearance on GMA comes amid news that actress Brittany Snow will play a significant part in season 2 of The Night Agent, which sees Basso's Peter Sutherland tracking a CIA agent to Thailand after the government source is suspected of peddling secrets overseas.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This is mainly the case because what's being peddled by these champions of freedom is spin, self-serving falsity, and whole-cloth fabrications.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Musk himself regularly peddles conspiratorial ideas about political issues like migration and gender to his 211 million followers.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Basso's appearance on GMA comes amid news that actress Brittany Snow will play a significant part in season 2 of The Night Agent, which sees Basso's Peter Sutherland tracking a CIA agent to Thailand after the government source is suspected of peddling secrets overseas.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This is mainly the case because what's being peddled by these champions of freedom is spin, self-serving falsity, and whole-cloth fabrications.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Musk himself regularly peddles conspiratorial ideas about political issues like migration and gender to his 211 million followers.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Peddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddle. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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peddle
verb
ped·dle
ˈped-ᵊl
peddled; peddling
-liŋ
-ᵊl-iŋ
1
: to travel about especially from house to house with goods for sale
2
: to sell from place to place usually in small quantities
3
: to present (something) in a manner that is intended to convince others of its value
peddled her opinion to her friends
peddler
noun
also pedlar
ˈped-lər
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