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- weasel 1
plural weasels
1
or plural weasel
: any of various small slender active carnivorous mammals (genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae, the weasel family) that are able to prey on animals (such as rabbits) larger than themselves, are mostly brown with white or yellowish underparts, and in northern forms turn white in winter compare ermine sense 1a
2
: a light self-propelled tracked vehicle built either for traveling over snow, ice, or sand or as an amphibious vehicle
3
: a sneaky, untrustworthy, or insincere person
weaseled; weaseling
ˈwēz-liŋ 
ˈwē-zə-
1
: to use weasel words : equivocate
2
: to escape from or evade a situation or obligation
—often used with out
: to manipulate shiftily
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Examples of weasel in a Sentence
Verb
the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal
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Dhruv Tikekar, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
We’re only told that Girard (Grégory Montel), a pesky weasel from the French office, is a threat to Claire, but his quest to undermine her is never shown.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Under the program, the government plans to eradicate rats, possums (a marsupial native to Australia), weasels, ferrets — and the pesky stoat.
—Dhruv Tikekar, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
We’re only told that Girard (Grégory Montel), a pesky weasel from the French office, is a threat to Claire, but his quest to undermine her is never shown.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Weasel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weasel. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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