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wile

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noun/waɪl/
  1. 1

    A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artificeplural-normally

    • He was seduced by her wiles.
verb/waɪl/
  1. 1

    To entice or lure.transitive

    • He was good to look on, brawly dressed, and with a tongue in his head that would have wiled the bird from the tree.
verb/waɪl/
  1. 1

    Misspelling of while (“to pass the time”).alt-ofmisspelling

    • Here's a pleasant way to wile away the hours.

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