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wile
[ wahyl ]
noun
- a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
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- wiles, artful or beguiling behavior.
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- deceitful cunning; trickery.
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verb (used with object)
- to beguile, entice, or lure (usually followed by away, from, into, etc.):
The music wiled him from his study.
verb phrase
- to spend or pass (time), especially in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion:
to wile away the long winter nights.
wile
/ ɲɪ /
noun
- trickery, cunning, or craftiness
- usually plural an artful or seductive trick or ploy
verb
- tr to lure, beguile, or entice
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳw verb (used with object) outwiled outwiling
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wile1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wile1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Ninety percent of charges were for some form of child abuse, neglect or endangerment wile 86% of cases did not require prosecutors to find evidence of harm to the fetus.
The sleazy, scheming De Guiche has been using his power and manipulative wiles to trap Roxanne in a situation where she’ll have no choice but to receive him as her lover.
He also intimated that Ruth Belville used her feminine wiles to get custom.
England's scrum creaked, perhaps decisively, when the wisdom and wiles of Cole and Marler departed.
My concern is that it’s all too tempting to yield to such wiles in the name of saving time and minimizing effort.
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