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wiled

wiled is the simple past and past participle of wile.

Meaning of wile

Verb

wile (third-person singular simple present wiles, present participle wiling, simple past and past participle wiled)

  1. (transitive) To entice or lure.
    • He was good to look on, brawly dressed, and with a tongue in his head that would have wiled the bird from the tree.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

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Phrases with wiled

Questions about wiled

What is wiled the simple past and past participle of?
Wiled is the simple past and past participle of wile.

Words near wiled in the dictionary

  1. Wile E. Coyote
  2. Wile E. Coyote'd
  3. Wile E. Coyote-ing
  4. Wile E. Coyotes
  5. wile out
  6. wiled
  7. wiled out
  8. wileful
  9. wileless
  10. wilely
  11. Wileman

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