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Meanings of
wile
in inglés
portugués
astúcia
catalán
engalipada
español
astucia
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The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
guile
trickery
chicanery
chicane
shenanigan
español
astucia
Usage of
wile
in inglés
1
Every
wile
known to beauty had been employed in a hundred sieges.
2
He possessed a voice that could
wile
a bird off a bought.
3
You looked for
wile
,
for cunning, for self-seeking,-andthey were not there.
4
Beware Edward's false smile, beware Clarence's fickle faith, beware Gloucester's inscrutable
wile
!
5
I suppose that he indulged in a flirtation to
wile
away the time.
6
For three rounds he exhausted every
wile
in trying to get at him.
7
To tell the truth I am well informed yonder match is a
wile
.
8
He has that queer quality which can
wile
a bird off a tree.
9
Think you that Vivian Grey would fall by a woman's
wile
?
10
Socifyin' wid dem
wile
furren nations ain' hu't you a bit-'deedit ain't!
11
It is, in other words, a surprisingly soothing way to
wile
away an afternoon.
12
And it doth it the more easily, because it doth it with a
wile
.
13
In his presence Christina had no longer self-assertion or
wile
.
14
In cases like these, it was only
wile
which conquered.
15
Well old pal they thought for a
wile
that it was Feeney for yrs.
16
We might
wile
away an hour there very pleasantly if you feel so disposed.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
wile
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
wile away
feminine wile
wile a bird
other wile
celtic wile
More collocations
Translations for
wile
portugués
astúcia
artimanha
catalán
engalipada
art
estratagema
ardit
astúcia
sofisma
farfolla
arteria
español
astucia
arte
Wile
through the time
Wile
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common