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- [pid-ling]
- /ˈpɪd lɪŋ/
- /ˈpɪd.l̩.ɪŋ/
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- [pid-ling]
- /ˈpɪd lɪŋ/
Definitions of piddling word
- adjective piddling amounting to very little; trifling; negligible: a piddling sum of money. 1
- verb without object piddling to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed by around): He wasted the day piddling around. 1
- verb without object piddling Informal. (especially of children and pets) to urinate. 1
- verb with object piddling to waste (time, money, etc.); fail to utilize (usually followed by away). 1
- adjective piddling negligible, very small 1
- adjective piddling Piddling means small or unimportant. 0
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Origin of piddling
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; piddle + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Piddling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piddling popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
piddling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piddling
adj piddling
- bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- fairish — moderately good, large, or well: a fairish income.
adjective piddling
- fiddling — trifling; trivial: a fiddling sum of money.
- footling — foolish; silly: ridiculous, footling remarks.
- junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
Antonyms for piddling
adjective piddling
- whacking — large.
Top questions with piddling
- how to stop a dog from piddling?
- what does piddling mean?
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