weasel
noun
any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
was weaseling
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past progressiveof weasel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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For the audience at home it was probably confusing, but Romney looked like he was weaseling, not owning up to his words.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2012
From such talk the impression was inescapable that Tammany was weaseling on its economy promises.
From Time Magazine Archive
