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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The crest-tailed mulgara weaseled its way back into the park before the start of this conservation project.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 18, 2017
As a man who only weaseled his way into the president’s good graces by betraying the trust of his previous employer, Raymond Tusk, a dissatisfied Seth seems potentially dangerous.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2016
"It's weaseled its way into my psychology, I'm not gonna lie. It would take a lot right now to talk me into playing a killer."
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2015
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
Fang weaseled his way to the front, dragging me with him.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
