peddling
present participle ofpeddle
| 单词 | peddling |
| 释义 | peddling present participle ofpeddle peddle verb[T] mainlydisapprovinguk/ˈped.əl/us/ˈped.əl/tosellthings,especiallyby taking them to differentplaces: Theseproductsaregenerallypeddled (from)doortodoor. Hetravelsaround, peddling hiswares. to sell something
If you peddlestoriesorinformation, youspreadthem bytellingdifferentpeople: Theorganizationhas peddled themyththat they aresupportingthelocalpopulation. Selling
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Gossip and rumour Examplesofpeddlingpeddling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Two factors that led to this simplification were the conscription law and the increase in the significance ofpeddling. From theCambridge English Corpus After the excesses of the 1980s, archeology today could benefit from more original efforts of this sort and fewer merchantspeddlingthe latest neologism. From theCambridge English Corpus Old-fashioned door-to-doorpeddlingwas also given scope for expansion. From theCambridge English Corpus They wanted heavier taxation on the farmer and a stricter control over those who wished to engage inpeddling. From theCambridge English Corpus Obviously, the opportunities for such conversations are even more reduced in the case of the more spatially isolated - but almost as common - women's occupations, such as street selling andpeddling. From theCambridge English Corpus The aim of his formula was to soften manners, not mortality: the rude exponents were those men whose enthusiasm inpeddlingtheir product had exceeded the bounds of politeness. From theCambridge English Corpus One of my roles is to protect my patients from thosepeddlinga panacea who in the process may impose burdensome costs, be they physical, psychological, or financial. From theCambridge English Corpus This is not a matter of a fundamentally unsound selling method or ofpeddlingunattractive goods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Only scaremongers who are seeking to make political capital out of the situation arepeddlingsuch malicious and unjustified rumours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Drugpeddlingis an international crime and much of the ill-gotten gains are laundered internationally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must also be careful to distinguish between commission-influencedpeddlingand bribes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not so long ago that he waspeddlingprecisely the same canard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All the more pity that he has decided to turn himself into a third rate political charlatanpeddlinghis quack remedies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The other day, however, it waspeddlinga slimmer volume, with no full colour pictures, at £1·50. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When he did so, he was accused ofpeddlingwild rumours from central office. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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