English language

How to pronounce smuggle in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Type of export, import
Derivation smuggler, smuggling


She smuggled cigarettes across the border.

Examples of smuggle

smuggle
They paid $400 less to smuggle the man across the border because he was 14 then.
From the dispatch.com
The Confederates used her to smuggle medicine and supplies past Union blockades.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It is supposed to stop terrorists digging tunnels to smuggle weapons in and out.
From the economist.com
So few people outside the party elite dare to smuggle radios or DVDs from China.
From the edition.cnn.com
On Monday, five people attempting to smuggle formula were arrested in Hong Kong.
From the newsfeed.time.com
The indictment said Cabrera recruited and directed drivers to smuggle immigrants.
From the signonsandiego.com
First, he helps a wealthy Jewish woman in Berlin smuggle her friends to safety.
From the washingtonpost.com
There is no intent to smuggle as such, but the whole thing is badly administered.
From the independent.co.uk
So, he used his security card to smuggle in a marching band and a videographer.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
More examples
  • Import or export without paying customs duties; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border"
  • (smuggled) bootleg: distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
  • (smuggling) secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
  • Smuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons past a point where prohibited, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.
  • (The Smugglers) The Smugglers is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from September 10 to October 1, 1966.
  • (The Smugglers (band)) The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band. The band consists of vocalist Grant Lawrence, guitarists Nick Thomas and David Carswell, bassist Beez and drummers Graham Watson and Bryce Dunn.
  • To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties; To thrash or be thrashed by a bear's claws, or to swipe at or be swiped at by a person's arms in a bearlike manner
  • (smuggled) taken out of a place illegally
  • (Smuggling) Bring in or take out of this country illegally.