peddle

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛdəl
• Homophones: pedal, petal (some dialects)

Verb

peddle (third-person singular simple present peddles, present participle peddling, simple past and past participle peddled)

1. To sell things, especially door to door.
2. To sell illegal narcotics.
3. (derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.
   • 2009, Michael John Beashel, Unshackled (page 166)

     Christine walked a dangerous line, peddling gossip about her detested son-in-law.

   • 2012, Niamh O'Connor, Taken (page 166)

     Roberts was a drug dealer, nicknamed 'King Krud', who peddled death and misery.

Related terms

• peddler
• peddling

Translations

to sell things, especially door to door

• Dutch:leuren (nl), aan de deur verkopen (nl)

• Finnish: kaupustella (fi), kaupitella (fi)

to sell illegal narcotics

• Dutch:dealen (nl)

• Finnish: diilata (fi) (slang), välittää (fi) (common language)

to spread or cause to spread

• Dutch:rondbazuinenen (nl), ingang doen vinden (nl)

• Finnish: levittää (fi)