Meaning & use

peddle

verb·Academic

To sell goods, especially by traveling from place to place or in a small, informal way.

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The old man used to peddle vegetables from a cart around the neighborhood.

The website was accused of peddling unproven remedies to desperate customers.

A note on using this word

Peddle can describe selling goods door to door but also, more critically, spreading dubious ideas or rumors.

Words with a similar meaning

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