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verb

Definition of weaselnext
as in to shake
to avoid giving a definite answer or position the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal

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weasel

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noun

as in skunk

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Recent Examples of weasel
Verb
So how does Mizzou weasel its way into the 12-team field? — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025 So, that was a good learning experience and a humbling experience of being on the outside and trying to weasel my way in. — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter. — Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026 Other aggressive species include the horsefly, a venomous sand-burrowing fish, and the cherubic-looking pine marten, a kind of cute but angry weasel. — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weasel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel
  1. shake
  2. skunk
  3. duck
  4. snake
  5. hedge
  6. sneak
  7. equivocate
  8. dodge
Verb
  • Beck didn’t participate in the book, but Riesman finds enough friends, family and associates to assemble a complex portrait of an artist who wants his audiences to see him as fashion-forward but has had a hard time shaking his past.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Thunderous applause may greet one documentary premiering at the Venice Film Festival, fitting for a story of athletes who shake the earth with every footfall.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shake
Noun
  • However, during this process, the skunk was able to bite the goats.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The baby goats were too young for vaccination and were bitten by a skunk that was found in their separate pen, the petting zoo said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of skunk
Verb
  • People forced to duck TikTokers and TMZ don’t want to expose every aspect of their incomes and daily lives to strangers, then live somewhere where everyone knows everyone’s business.
    — Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Paxton has so far failed to hold large campaign events and is ducking debates.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of duck
Noun
  • Long lines snake toward bars selling the tournament’s speciality cocktail, and a David Chang stall cooks elevated chicken tenders.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than killing the snakes found on its property, Cat Haven relocates them to areas farther from the cats, according to Anderson.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of snake
Verb
  • The Saudi bourse launched its first derivatives, which investors use to hedge exposures or speculate on future stock moves, in 2020, but trading activity never really took off.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • By keeping all four quarterbacks, the Steelers would delay that decision and hedge their bets.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedge
Noun
  • In a sneak peak shared exclusively with USA TODAY, the seminal robot roasts Angela Murray and Drew Campbell.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Remy Jarman carries it up the gut on the QB sneak at the goal line for the Lake Mary touchdown.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sneak
Verb
  • The White House has reportedly equivocated its support of Means in recent weeks.
    — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of equivocate
Verb
  • Roosts can be hard to access, and as these fleet flitters can also dodge nets, not to mention breezily detect them using their echolocation capabilities.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Edmunds then dodged a rusher to complete a 49-yard pass to Skylar Robinson to set up a 32-yard field goal Malachi Newmaster on the final play of the first half.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of dodge

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