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weaselled

weaselled is the simple past and past participle of weasel.

Meaning of weasel

Verb

weasel (third-person singular simple present weasels, present participle (US) weaseling or (UK) weaselling, simple past and past participle (US) weaseled or (UK) weaselled)

  1. (transitive) To achieve by clever or devious means.
    • Prisoners are notorious for weaseling day passes to get out of lockup […] .2010 (publication date), Tony Dajer, "Vital Signs", Discover, ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 10
  2. (reflexive, transitive) To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.
    • He's weaseled himself into a position where he can influence the outcome of this election.2006, Tony Ruggiero, Alien Deception
  3. (intransitive) To engage in clever or devious behavior.
    • Authority figures have a history of weaseling on this topic.1996, Stefan Bechtel, Larry Stains, Sex: A Man's Guide, page 151

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Forms of weaselled

alternative formweaseled

Phrases with weaselled

Questions about weaselled

What is weaselled the simple past and past participle of?
Weaselled is the simple past and past participle of weasel.

Words near weaselled in the dictionary

  1. weaseling
  2. weaseling into
  3. weaseling one's way
  4. weaseling out
  5. weaselish
  6. weaselled
  7. weaselled into
  8. weaselled one's way
  9. weaselled out
  10. weasellier
  11. weaselliest

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