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- Dictionarypeddle/ˈpɛdl/
verb
- 1. try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from place to place: "he peddled printing materials around the country" Similar
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PEDDLE definition: 1. to sell things, especially by taking them to different places: 2. If you peddle stories or…. Learn more.
The meaning of PEDDLE is to travel about with wares for sale; broadly : sell. How to use peddle in a sentence.
verb (used with object) , ped·dled, ped·dling. to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk. to deal out, distribute, or dispense, especially in small quantities: to peddle radical ideas. to sell (drugs) illicitly.
to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk. 2. to deal out, distribute, or dispense, esp. in small quantities. to peddle radical ideas. 3. to sell (drugs) illicitly. intransitive verb. 4. to go from place to place with goods, wares, etc., for sale at retail.
1. (Commerce) to go from place to place selling (goods, esp small articles) 2. (Recreational Drugs) ( tr) to sell (illegal drugs, esp narcotics) 3. ( tr) to advocate (ideas) persistently or importunately: to peddle a new philosophy. 4. ( intr) archaic to trifle. [C16: back formation from pedlar]
When you peddle something, you go out and try to sell it. It's cute when a little kid peddles his homemade birthday cards around the neighborhood, but if an adult did that it might be annoying.
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.
