smuggle
verb (used with object)
to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
smuggling
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present participleof smuggle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
smuggle.
smuggleverb (used with object)to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
Example Sentences
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In his most recent essay, Amodei reiterated cracking down on unauthorized distillation in countries, such as China, and on chip smuggling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Georgia’s Department of Corrections has arrested 18 staff and 92 civilians this year for smuggling contraband into prisons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Miller has directed officials to increase investigations into migrant smuggling networks, people familiar with his directives said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
A drop in small boats illegally reaching the UK is forcing people smuggling gangs to adopt new tactics, a BBC investigation has found.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The treasury clerk, Joshua Dawson, did note “fine doings in the River, easy means of smuggling, & most likely, little precaution taken to prevent it.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
