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Webster 1913 Edition


Peddling

Ped′dling

,
Adj.
1.
Hawking; acting as a peddler.
2.
Petty; insignificant; trifling; paltry; piddling; – now less common than
piddling
.
“The miserable remains of a peddling commerce.”
Burke.

Syn. – petty; insignificant; trifling; paltry; piddling.

Webster 1828 Edition


Peddling

PED'DLING

,
ppr.
Traveling about and selling small wares.
1.
a. Trifling; unimportant.

Definition 2024


peddling

peddling

English

Verb

peddling

  1. present participle of peddle

Noun

peddling (plural peddlings)

  1. The act of one who peddles.
    • 1982, Chinese Literature
      Boats shuttled to and fro, and the hawkings and peddlings of all sorts of wares helped to create an amazing scene of activity and prosperity.