weasel
noun
any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
weaseled
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past participleof weasel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof weasel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
weaselnounany small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
Example Sentences
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A group of Los Angeles consumers is taking a stand against so-called service fees that have increasingly weaseled their way onto cafe and restaurant bills across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
The crest-tailed mulgara weaseled its way back into the park before the start of this conservation project.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 18, 2017
Instead, he has weaseled around, and presumably didn't tell his mother not to make her despicable request to you—he surely knew what she was up to and didn't even have the courage to warn you.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2013
“I don’t know how I weaseled my way onto this team,” Romo said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2011
Fang weaseled his way to the front, dragging me with him.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
