wiling

Variant of wile

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, wiling wil′·ing

to beguile; lure
wile Idioms

wile away

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.