wile
wile/wīl/
noun
devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants.
"she didn't employ any feminine wiles to capture his attention"
synonyms: tricks, ruses, ploys, schemes, dodges, maneuvers, gambits, subterfuges, cunning stratagems, artifices, devices, contrivances, guile, artfulness, art, cunning, craftiness
verb
- lure; entice."she could be neither driven nor wiled into the parish kirk"
- another way of saying while something away (see while)."the gang had played monopoly as they wiled away the hours"
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The meaning of WILE is a trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive; also : a beguiling or playful trick. How to use wile in a sentence.
noun · a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device. Synonyms: maneuver, contrivance, deception · wiles, artful or beguiling behavior.
Definitions of wile. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
wile in American English · 1. a sly trick; deceitful artifice; stratagem · 2. a beguiling or coquettish trick. usually used in pl. · 3. Rare. craftiness; guile.
The phrase meaning to pass time idly is while away. We can trace the meaning in an adjectival sense for while back to Old English, hwīlen, "passing, transitory" ...
A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure. The wiles of a skilled negotiator. American Heritage.
verb. as in to fascinate. to attract or delight as if by magic her stories of the Old South could wile anyone. fascinate. charm.
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ways of persuading someone that trick them into doing something: She'll have to use all her feminine wiles to get him to agree.
1. a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice. 2. wiles, artful or beguiling behavior.
WILE, noun A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice.
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