wile
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
wiles, artful or beguiling behavior.
deceitful cunning; trickery.
to beguile, entice, or lure (usually followed by away, from, into, etc.): The music wiled him from his study.
wile away, to spend or pass (time), especially in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion: to wile away the long winter nights.
Origin of wile
1synonym study For wile
Other words for wile
Other words from wile
- outwile, verb (used with object), out·wiled, out·wil·ing.
Words that may be confused with wile
- while, wile
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British Dictionary definitions for wile
/ (waɪl) /
trickery, cunning, or craftiness
(usually plural) an artful or seductive trick or ploy
(tr) to lure, beguile, or entice
Origin of wile
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