Wile

verb

/waɪl/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo pass (time) idly.

2.verbTo occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.

3.verbTo loiter.

4.noun(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice

"He was seduced by her wiles."

5.verbTo entice or lure

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