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verb

Definition of weaselnext
as in to shake
to avoid giving a definite answer or position the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal

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weasel

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noun

as in skunk

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Recent Examples of weasel
Verb
So how does Mizzou weasel its way into the 12-team field? — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025 So, that was a good learning experience and a humbling experience of being on the outside and trying to weasel my way in. — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter. — Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026 Other aggressive species include the horsefly, a venomous sand-burrowing fish, and the cherubic-looking pine marten, a kind of cute but angry weasel. — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weasel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel
  1. shake
  2. skunk
  3. duck
  4. snake
  5. hedge
  6. sneak
  7. equivocate
  8. dodge
Verb
  • As Gansey greeted them, shaking hands, taking photos and smiling endlessly, one stepped forward with a question that encapsulated everything.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • More than a year of demonstrations sometimes drawing hundreds of thousands of people shook Vucic more than ever during his 14 years in power.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of shake
Noun
  • Luckily, there are plenty of natural and humane ways to keep skunks from digging up your yard.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The two skunk sisters were born on April 20 at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, where their mom, Lily, is an animal ambassador, according to the aviary.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of skunk
Verb
  • People forced to duck TikTokers and TMZ don’t want to expose every aspect of their incomes and daily lives to strangers, then live somewhere where everyone knows everyone’s business.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Paxton has so far failed to hold large campaign events and is ducking debates.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of duck
Noun
  • With interiors largely shot inside Hossain’s own house in Dhaka, the film is filled with striking shots of animals — lizards galore, snakes, monkeys, and mosquitoes.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The snakes came to their audition thanks to Nancy Novograd and her company All Tame Animals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of snake
Verb
  • The Saudi bourse launched its first derivatives, which investors use to hedge exposures or speculate on future stock moves, in 2020, but trading activity never really took off.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • By keeping all four quarterbacks, the Steelers would delay that decision and hedge their bets.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedge
Noun
  • Telluride Film Festival chief Julie Huntsinger took a significant risk programming a documentary as the festival’s sneak premiere this year, given that nonfiction can’t claim the broad appeal of fiction.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026
  • More than a decade in the making, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles is slated to open later in September, and USA TODAY reporter Paris Barraza was treated to a sneak-peek this week.
    — Kate Franco, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sneak
Verb
  • The White House has reportedly equivocated its support of Means in recent weeks.
    — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of equivocate
Verb
  • The brothers also may have wanted to dodge questions regarding rumors about a new tour, with the band posting cryptic teasers on social media the past several days.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • See how that changes if Miami can dodge the upset, the pratfall, and heads 8-0 to South Bend.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dodge

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