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wile
verb
noun
To pass (time) idly.
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/waɪl/
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verb
To pass (time) idly.
To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
To loiter.
noun
(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
“He was seduced by her wiles.”
verb
To entice or lure
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He was seduced by her wiles.
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