weasel

[US]/'wiːz(ə)l/
[UK]/'wizl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. evade; speak ambiguously
n. a small carnivorous mammal of the genus Mustela, known for being cunning

Phrases & Collocations

sneaky weasel

weasel words

weasel family

slippery weasel

weasel-like behavior

weasel traits

weasel hunting

Example Sentences

The weasel is a very pretty little creature.

When the weasel and the cat make a marriage,it is a very ill presage.

mice are hunted by weasels and foxes.

the white color phase of a weasel; the swarming phase of locusts.

He’s trying to figure out a way to weasel out of the deal.

she suspects me of trying to weasel my way into his affections.

What I did was wrong and I should be punished. I’m not going to try and weasel out.

As a schoolboy with a avid interest in birds, David Wingate was present in 1951 when a Bermudan naturalist succeeded in weaseling the first cahow out of its deep nesting crevice.

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