weasels 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of weasel
as in hedges
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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weasels

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noun

plural of weasel
as in skunks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasels
  1. hedges
  2. skunks
  3. ducks
  4. snakes
  5. shakes
  6. waffles
  7. equivocates
  8. dodges
Verb
  • Apple hedges across the supply chain, but these price rises illustrate systemic long-term pressure rather than short-term variations.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For example, low-cost Irish airline Ryanair currently hedges 80% of its jet fuel costs, giving them a significant competitive advantage when fuel prices increase.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of hedges
Noun
  • The baby goats were too young for vaccination and were bitten by a skunk that was found in their separate pen, the petting zoo said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Bats, skunks, foxes and raccoons are the most common animals that carry and spread the virus.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of skunks
Verb
  • In the video, the subject ducks his head in the opposite direction of the doorbell camera.
    — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita , Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of ducks
Noun
  • Rather than killing the snakes found on its property, Cat Haven relocates them to areas farther from the cats, according to Anderson.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Not a forest by any means, but a small woods where there are squirrels and chipmunks, probably snakes and skunks, rabbits and, now and then, passing through on some mysterious transient route, a deer or a family of deer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of snakes
Verb
  • And the reduced flow of goods through one of the world’s most consequential shipping lanes could create a ripple effect that shakes the world’s economy.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Miami likely will hold off on signing a 15th player to a standard contract, at least for now, in order to see who shakes free in the buyout market.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shakes
Verb
  • Tacos at the waffle place, waffles at the chicken place; our cups indeed runneth over.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Berry Delicious Nutty Waffles Top 2 whole wheat waffles with 1/4 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup berries, 2 tablespoons walnuts and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
    — Elisa Zied, Parents, 15 July 2026
Definition of waffles
Verb
  • That’s 937 quarts…which equivocates to almost one ton per day.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The question of who stands against this darkness — and who equivocates — will be determined by civilizational identity.
    — Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of equivocates
Verb
  • West Orange dodges a huge bullet as Hoban’s John Johnson drops a wide open pass that would’ve been an 80 yard touchdown.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The movie sees that trap coming and dodges it by the skin of its teeth.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dodges
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“Weasels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasels. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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