peddle
verb (used with object)
to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk.
is peddling
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present progressiveof peddle (3rd person singular).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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The Sunday Times carries comments from unnamed friends of the King who the paper says have called Earl Spencer a "hypocrite" who is "peddling Diana's privacy".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“It’s a conflict of interest. I also sell my own bibles,” Maher quipped of one fictional juror, referencing Trump’s very real “God Bless the USA Bible,” which he is peddling for $60.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2024
But so far, said Kroll Institute's Global Chief Economist Megan Greene, "the markets aren't buying what the Fed is peddling."
From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2023
Another reseller is peddling boxes of 200 slightly wrinkled dresses for $800.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2021
I saw her stop you—the woman who is peddling it from door to door.
From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther
