peddle

verb

/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/

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peddle something to try to sell goods by going from house to house or from place to place挨户销售；巡回销售
- He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes.他的工作是上门推销抹布和刷子。
- to peddle illegal drugs贩卖毒品
peddle something (usually disapproving) to spread an idea or story in order to get people to accept it兜售，宣传，传播（思想、消息）
- to peddle malicious gossip散布恶意的流言蜚语
- This line (= publicly stated opinion) is being peddled by all the government spokesmen.所有的政府发言人都在宣扬这个官方路线。

Word Originearly 16th cent.: back-formation from pedlar.

BNC: 14997 COCA: 11632

peddle

To sell something: disintermediate, mis-sell, upsell...