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wile Definition

wile (wīl)

noun

  1. a sly trick; deceitful artifice; stratagem
  2. a beguiling or coquettish trick: usually used in pl.
  3. Now Rare craftiness; guile

Etymology: ME < Late OE wil < OE wigle, magic, divination, akin to wiglian, to take auspices, wicce, witch

transitive verb wiled, wil·ing

to beguile; lure

wile Idioms

wile away

to while away (time, etc.): by confusion with while

wile Synonyms

wile

n.

wile Usage Examples

Object

night: Tiny little hotel rooms with a bed and as many gadgets as you could ask for to wile the night away!

Converse of object

use: Smugglers flit across the long, leaky desert border using ancient wiles and modern technology.

Adjective modifier

  • feminine: Carly uses her feminine wiles on Christopher to good effect.
  • seductive: Angie Dickinson plays the accomplice who uses her seductive wiles to ensnare one of Walker's prey.

Modifying Another Word

away: Tents were pitched opposite the Gwyn and then a few minutes were wiled away in the traditional manner.

Followed by a transitive particle

away: Enjoying a meal or a drink by the marina is always a pleasant way to wile away a few hours.

Possessives

Satan: I see Satan's wiles, I see what the world wants, and I sense the frailty and corruption of my flesh.

Particle object:

  • hour: Enjoying a meal or a drink by the marina is always a pleasant way to wile away a few hours.
  • time: For the longer journey we can even entertain you with our TV & Video to wile away the journey time.
  • afternoon: A renowned hotspot, there is no better way to wile away an afternoon than soaking up the rays on the terrace.
  • couple: A string of tavernas and bars along the harbor side make for a pleasant enough place to wile away a couple of hours.
  • evening: Could be used to wile away long winter evenings in caving huts.

Preposition: of

  • devil: Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
  • woman: Do not allow your own good judgment to be overcome by the wiles of an unprincipled woman!
  • Satan: He learned so much about the wiles of Satan.

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