wile

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

• He was seduced by her wiles.

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.

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

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