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- [pif-ling]
- /ˈpɪf lɪŋ/
- /ˈpɪf.l̩.ɪŋ/
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- [pif-ling]
- /ˈpɪf lɪŋ/
Definitions of piffling word
- adjective piffling of little worth; trifling; piddling: piffling efforts. 1
- noun piffling nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk. 1
- verb without object piffling to talk nonsense. 1
- adjective piffling If you describe something as piffling, you are critical of it because it is very small or unimportant. 0
- adjective piffling worthless, trivial 0
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Origin of piffling
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; piffle + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Piffling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piffling 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
piffling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piffling
adjective piffling
- footling — foolish; silly: ridiculous, footling remarks.
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