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weaselling

weaselling is the present participle and gerund 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 weaselling

alternative formweaseling

Phrases with weaselling

Questions about weaselling

What is weaselling the present participle and gerund of?
Weaselling is the present participle and gerund of weasel.

Words near weaselling in the dictionary

  1. weaselled one's way
  2. weaselled out
  3. weasellier
  4. weaselliest
  5. weasellike
  6. weaselling
  7. weaselling into
  8. weaselling one's way
  9. weaselling out
  10. weaselly
  11. weasels

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