Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for weasel

weasel

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

And with quarterback Dylan Raiola out for the second half with an injury, USC was able to limit Johnson just enough to weasel its way back into the game.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

“UPS is trying to weasel its way out of creating good union jobs here in America,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in July.

His screen persona has often been the sleaziest of weasels, the connoisseur’s moral degenerate.

Rather than make direct claims about cures, supplement promoters resort to vague boasts about their products using what the Canadian researchers identify as weasel words that can foster the impression of efficacy.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

That means eradicating invasive species such as possums, rats and mustelids—a group that includes weasels, ferrets and stoats.

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement