peddle
to sell goods by traveling from place to place, or to promote an idea or view persistently
Peddle in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing peddle in a sentence.
Street vendors peddled souvenirs to the tourists crowding the plaza.
Pamphleteers peddled the new theory in coffeehouses long before it gained academic respectability.
Using “peddle” well
Peddle means to sell door to door or, figuratively, to push an idea persistently, often with a hint of disreputability. Do not confuse it with pedal, to work a lever with the feet.
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Questions about “peddle”
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