peddling

Questions about peddling

What does peddling mean?

peddling means "the act of selling goods for a living".

How many syllables are in peddling?

peddling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈpɛdəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for peddling?

Close synonyms include vending, hawking, vendition. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is peddling a common word?

peddling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.