peddle
verb (used with object)
to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk.
are peddling
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present progressiveof peddle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“These unnamed sources have no idea what’s actually going on and are peddling disinformation,” Cheung said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2023
When you're desperate and looking for answers, there are a lot of people out there who are willing to exploit that, and who are peddling really, really dangerous ideology.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023
Rather, it has everything to do with the people who are peddling it most furiously.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
Sonia Ossorio, president of the National Organization for Women’s New York City chapter, said Brafman and Weinstein are peddling a narrative that is both antiquated and offensive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
They are peddling tickets frantically, and whenever they falter and show signs of running, their wives hiss something into their ears and brace them up again.
From Homeburg Memories by George Fitch
