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
  • Nvidia’s stock already took a beating from a wider reversal in chip stocks as US voters’ protests against data centers shook confidence in the market’s AI trade.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Nacua shook off a couple of drops to make big plays, especially on critical fourth downs and on a seven-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of shook
Verb
  • The scientists ducked as the boat floated beneath a rusty drawbridge, completed in 1911 and designed by Joseph Strauss, the Golden Gate Bridge’s chief engineer.
    — Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 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
  • The company has hedged approximately 48% of its fuel consumption for 2026, according to the earnings release.
    — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Asked about Comcast’s plan to spin out NBCUniversal and whether Versant would ever consider a reunion with NBCU down the road, Lazarus hedged a bit.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of hedged
Verb
  • Northeast faces a wet, windy weekend Forecast models have waffled back and forth for days but have been consistent on putting New England and Long Island, New York, in the bull’s-eye of the storm’s most significant rain and wind this weekend.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of waffled
Verb
  • Pressed by reporters on how he’d tackle problems ranging from high-speed rail to homelessness, Becerra often dodged or spoke in generalities.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Take a Fall Hike Galena sits on the southern edge of the Driftless Area, where rivers and rocky bluffs dodged the flattening force of glaciers long ago.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dodged
Verb
  • Initial reports suggested that the vehicle evaded the scene, state police said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
  • DeAngelo evaded capture for decades before DNA evidence linked him to murders committed in the 1970s and 1980s.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 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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