Main Entry:

ped·dle

Pronunciation:

\ˈpe-d^əl\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ped·dled; ped·dling \ˈped-liŋ, ˈpe-d^əl-iŋ\

Etymology:

back-formation from peddler, from Middle English pedlere, alteration of pedder peddler

Date:

1532

intransitive verb1: to travel about with wares for sale ; broadly : sell2: to be busy with trifles : piddletransitive verb1: to sell or offer for sale from place to place : hawk ; broadly : sell2: to deal out or seek to disseminate3: to offer or promote as valuable