Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to weasel
Participle: weaseled; weaselled
Gerund: weaseling; weaselling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | weasel |
| you | weasel |
| he;she;it | weasels |
| we | weasel |
| you | weasel |
| they | weasel |
Perfect
| I | have weaseled; weaselled |
| you | have weaseled; weaselled |
| he;she;it | has weaseled; weaselled |
| we | have weaseled; weaselled |
| you | have weaseled; weaselled |
| they | have weaseled; weaselled |
Past
| I | weaseled; weaselled |
| you | weaseled; weaselled |
| he;she;it | weaseled; weaselled |
| we | weaseled; weaselled |
| you | weaseled; weaselled |
| they | weaseled; weaselled |
Pluperfect
| I | had weaseled; weaselled |
| you | had weaseled; weaselled |
| he;she;it | had weaseled; weaselled |
| we | had weaseled; weaselled |
| you | had weaseled; weaselled |
| they | had weaseled; weaselled |
Future
| I | will weasel |
| you | will weasel |
| he;she;it | will weasel |
| we | will weasel |
| you | will weasel |
| they | will weasel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have weaseled; weaselled |
| you | will have weaseled; weaselled |
| he;she;it | will have weaseled; weaselled |
| we | will have weaseled; weaselled |
| you | will have weaseled; weaselled |
| they | will have weaseled; weaselled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | weasel |
| you | weasel |
| he;she;it | weasel |
| we | weasel |
| you | weasel |
| they | weasel |
Perfect
| I | have weaseled; weaselled |
| you | have weaseled; weaselled |
| he;she;it | have weaseled; weaselled |
| we | have weaseled; weaselled |
| you | have weaseled; weaselled |
| they | have weaseled; weaselled |
Imperfect
| I | weaseled; weaselled |
| you | weaseled; weaselled |
| he;she;it | weaseled; weaselled |
| we | weaseled; weaselled |
| you | weaseled; weaselled |
| they | weaseled; weaselled |
Pluperfect
| I | had weaseled; weaselled |
| you | had weaseled; weaselled |
| he;she;it | had weaseled; weaselled |
| we | had weaseled; weaselled |
| you | had weaseled; weaselled |
| they | had weaseled; weaselled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would weasel |
| you | would weasel |
| he;she;it | would weasel |
| we | would weasel |
| you | would weasel |
| they | would weasel |
Perfect
| I | would have weaseled; weaselled |
| you | would have weaseled; weaselled |
| he;she;it | would have weaseled; weaselled |
| we | would have weaseled; weaselled |
| you | would have weaseled; weaselled |
| they | would have weaseled; weaselled |
Imperative
| you | weasel |
| we | Let's weasel |
| you | weasel |
Verbs conjugated like 'weasel'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'weasel'
teasel,
cease,
ease,
easen,
fease,
lease,
pease,
tease,
vessel,
weaken,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ
3. Proto-West Germanic *wisulā
4. Old English weosule
5. Middle English wēsele
6. English weasel
7. From Middle English wesele, from Old English weosule, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.
8. The verb is from c. 1900, from the supposed cunningness of the weasel.
Sample Sentences
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Prisoners are notorious for weaseling day passes to get out of lockup […] . [2010 (publication date), Tony Dajer, "Vital Signs", Discover, ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 10]
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He's weaseled himself into a position where he can influence the outcome of this election. [2006, Tony Ruggiero, Alien Deception:]
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Within just a couple of days, she [a dog] had weaseled her way into our hearts. [2010, Susie Davis, Uncovered: Revealing the Secrets of a Sexy Marriage, page 147:]
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Authority figures have a history of weaseling on this topic. [1996, Stefan Bechtel, Larry Stains, Sex: A Man's Guide, page 151:]