weaseled

verb

past tense of weasel
as in shook
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaseled
  1. shook
  2. ducked
  3. equivocated
  4. hedged
  5. waffled
  6. dodged
  7. evaded
  8. fudged
Verb
  • None of this much mattered to student Aayden Vasquez, who is excited about starting at Pacoima Middle School and shook hands with Chait, Garcha and anyone else who offered a palm during their visit to his home.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tarrant County District Attorney In mid-November 1996, Narez shook her daughter, Kasandra White, and threw the child into a wall, causing her head to strike a door, according to the 1999 Tarrant County grand jury indictment.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of shook
Verb
  • Instead, Clinton ducked around the front of the aircraft to another jet parked nearby.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The last ducked behind a replica stagecoach on display inside.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of ducked
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 equivocated
Verb
  • In this case, a goat herding company hedged on the outcome of California's legislature.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Henry Ford hedged his bets by entering two of his Model Ts in the race.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedged
Verb
  • Germany, which represents the EU’s biggest economy and export market, has waffled over hitting China with sanctions or duties, worried about retaliatory measures.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
  • But as Topuria protested and the doctor waffled, Goddard and the UFC ruled the bout would continue.
    — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Definition of waffled
Verb
  • Seth Rollins dodged a Roman Reigns spear and hit a stomp for a false finish.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The squirrel dodged two attempts from the grounds crew to smother it with a towel before finally being caught under a third towel.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of dodged
Verb
  • The ball evaded him and reached Brobbey, but the striker could not control in the ocean of space he was left in.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Shortly before the shooting, agents were investigating two Guatemalan men known to be driving a white van who had previously evaded arrest and were potentially subject to deportation, the US attorney for Texas’ southern district said.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • Orange Lutheran reexamined the paperwork, found it had been fudged, self-reported its findings to the CIF-SS office and now is 2-6 overall going into Friday’s game against Santa Margarita.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Local police department statistics show violent crime in Washington has declined in recent years, but Trump has countered, without offering evidence, that the numbers were fudged.
    — Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of fudged
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