Looking for the meaning of the word WILED in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of WILED with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Wile
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: perhaps from an Old Norse word related to vél ‘craft’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
wʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
lure; entice
Short Definition:lure
Examples:- she could be neither driven nor wiled into the parish kirk
Examples:
- the gang had played monopoly as they wiled away the hours
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