peddling

[ped-ling]

adjective

1. trifling; paltry; piddling.

Other Word Forms

• peddlingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of peddling¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; peddle + -ing ²

Example Sentences

His former protege, Candace Owens, is peddling a conspiracy theory that he was killed for growing critical of Israel.

From Salon

As a teenager, the flame-haired fighter would ride Guadalajara's city buses for hours, peddling ice creams just to help his family get by.

From BBC

“Just shut up. Stop peddling bulls**t,” she wrote.

From Salon

And it must stop taking “legal” bribes from the lobbyists/foot soldiers who flood the halls of Congress, peddling influence with campaign “contributions.”

From Salon

Yet quibbling would seem as tweedy as arguing that the film is peddling both nostalgia and anemoia — a longing for an era one never knew firsthand.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• business 
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