wiling

[US]/waɪl/
[UK]/waɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. deceive or entice
n. trickery, conspiracy

Example Sentences

wile away a Sunday afternoon.

The caff is a good place to wile away an evening.

the wiles of a skilled negotiator.

All her wiles were to persuade them to buy the goods.

Fox’s wiles will never enter the lion’s head.

she could be neither driven nor wiled into the parish kirk.

Real-world Examples

At werst you will have it all for a little wile and your doing somthing for other retarded pepul.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

Put on the whole armor of God That ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil...

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

In the face of obstacles sometimes we need to catch our breath for a wile and find the way together.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

'Say it again, you wile, owdacious fellow!

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Well, at the most you have wiles.

Source: Miranda Season 1

Do you even know what wiles are?

Source: Miranda Season 1

Every lure and wile was put forth to entice me from my hiding-place.

Source: Three mysterious people

Yes. So if he comes back in, watch out for the wiles.

Source: Miranda Season 1

So, at the least I have wiles.

Source: Miranda Season 1

I was reading a book to-night, to wile the time away, and the same things came into the print.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

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