- present participle of peddle.
peddling
Example Sentences
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The Sunday Times carries comments from unnamed friends of the King who the paper says have called Earl Spencer a "hypocrite" who is "peddling Diana's privacy".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
JapanLA, a 20-year-old shop known for selling cute products, has survived the e-commerce disruption by peddling products on TikTok Shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Authorities, however, see such leaks as proof that “moles” were peddling secrets for profit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Barton has no training and less than zero credibility, having been caught repeatedly peddling easily disproved lies.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
The pretty heroine would have to get on piece work in the factory; her sensitive brother would have to go out peddling papers.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
