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Peddling
To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.
📖 Definitions of "Peddling"
verb
- 1
To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.
- 2
To sell illegal narcotics.
- 3
To spread or cause to spread.
noun
- 1
The act of one who peddles.
adjective
- 1
Insignificant; unimportant; piddling
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Peddling"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| venditionnoun | (archaic) The act of vending or selling; sale. |
| hawkingnoun | Action of the verb to hawk. |
| vendingnoun | the act of selling goods for a living |
| traffickernoun | (chiefly derogatory) Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant of illegal products, or of legal products in an illegal setting. |
| traffickingnoun | The illegal trade or exchange of goods. |
| smugglingnoun | An act of something being smuggled. |
| marketingnoun | (uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising. |
| sellingnoun | Action of the verb to sell. |
| trafficnoun | Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof. |
| toutingnoun | The act of one who touts. |
| peddlerynoun | (obsolete) The trade or goods of a peddler. |
| fadmongeringnoun | (derogatory) The peddling of fads or trends. |
| horrormongeringnoun | The peddling of horror, or horrific tales. |
| footpadderynoun | (historical) The crime of robbing travelers on the road. |
| pluggerynoun | Informal promotion or advertising. |
| bootleggerynoun | The crime of bootlegging. |
| palteringnoun | Prevarication; dishonest bargaining, haggling. |
| beggarynoun | The fact or action of begging. |
| mendicationnoun | (archaic) The act or practice of begging; beggary. |
| pestermentnoun | The act of pestering |
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