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wiling
We have found lemma(root) word of wiling : wile.
Definitions
[wʌɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants
(e.g: she didn't employ any feminine wiles to capture his attention)
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Origin
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Middle English: perhaps from an Old Norse word related to vél ‘craft’
[wʌɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- lure; entice
(e.g: she could be neither driven nor wiled into the parish kirk)
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Origin
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Middle English: perhaps from an Old Norse word related to vél ‘craft’
[wʌɪl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- very bad; terrible
(e.g: he was wile when he was young)
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Origin
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late 19th century: representing a pronunciation of wild, probably influenced by earlier Scots use of wile as an alteration of vile
[wʌɪl], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- very; extremely
(e.g: this old boy was wile pleased)
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Origin
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late 19th century: representing a pronunciation of wild, probably influenced by earlier Scots use of wile as an alteration of vile
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