as in to shake
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal
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Recent Examples of weasel
Kevin Jacobsen and Terry Terrones Updated, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
Such a mandarin caste would be congenitally incapable of eye contact, minimizing the ability to weasel out bribes.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2010
ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
All three performers can weasel, bully, and talk a blue streak, and all are skilled at providing internal drive to text that can feel elliptical, coded, or without obvious dramatic action.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Muir must use his wits to weasel his way into meetings while evading suspicion of his intentions.
—Kevin Jacobsen and Terry Terrones Updated, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023
Such a mandarin caste would be congenitally incapable of eye contact, minimizing the ability to weasel out bribes.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2010
Noun
Here on Earth Prime, nine years after a weasel met a particle accelerator and everything started to get weird, the GTI shines as almost the perfect blend of performance and everyday practicality while keeping the footprint small and the sticker price affordable.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
All three performers can weasel, bully, and talk a blue streak, and all are skilled at providing internal drive to text that can feel elliptical, coded, or without obvious dramatic action.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel
Verb
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Carnal, with care – Jis shook the bedrock of the cordial, conservative Guadalajara community with filth, camp and candor.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The bizarre blackouts are first explained with a bizarre hit-and-run that shook Larkin months earlier.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Wafting down the normally quiet halls were the sounds of whistles, shouting— and the unmistakable smell of a skunk.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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Until then, the best chance to see them is at the skunk training demonstrations in The Loft at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 June 2025
Verb
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People reported running, ducking for cover and scrambling to their cars for safety.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2025
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Questions and Answers Is goose or duck down better for a comforter?—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Golden Flying Snake The golden flying snake (Chrysopelea ornata) is another skilled glider, though slightly less proficient than its close relative, the paradise flying snake.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Alligators, snakes, lizards and more will be present for a Gatorland Live event at 11 a.m. and noon and a photo opportunity with gators will take place at the end of the programs.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
Verb
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De-dollarization is also occurring as Asian investors increasingly hedge their U.S. dollar exposures, according to Nomura.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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As a result, insurance companies—aiming to protect their clients while minimizing costs—have been hedging their bets.—
Rachel Rabkin Peachman,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The savvy creature then used the vehicles as cover to launch a sneak attack on a group of unsuspecting birds gathered in a nearby home’s front yard.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Cooper’s hawks are known for their speedy sneak attacks in the wild, Janet Ng, a senior wildlife biologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, told me.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The policy initiatives that emerge, unsurprisingly, have an air of indecision and equivocating.—
Milan Vaishnav,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Nov. 2019
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Critics further condemn equivocating between Israel, as a democracy, and Hamas, designated as a terrorist organization in the U.S., Israel and by the European Union.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Caucus leadership, which typically opts to remain neutral in committee races, has dodged questions on whether age should play a role in selecting the next Oversight ranking member.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
5 June 2025
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The candidates often dodged direct answers to moderators’ questions and instead jostled with each other.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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“Weasel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasel. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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