peddled

intransitive verb peddled, peddling

1. to go from place to place selling small articles

2. Origin: infl. by piddle

   to spend time on trifles; piddle

Origin: back-form. < peddler

transitive verb

1. to carry from place to place and offer for sale
2. to deal out or circulate (gossip, ideas, etc.): often used with mild contempt