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Definition of piddling - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- The piddling amount of money was not enough.
2.
- He complained about the piddling details of the plan.
Origin of piddling
English, piddle (to waste time)
Examples of piddling in a sentence
The piddling details were ignored in the report. She dismissed his piddling concerns with a wave. The piddling amount of money wasn't worth the effort.
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- French:dérisoire, négligeable, ...
- German:lächerlich gering, geringfügig, ...
- Italian:irrisorio, insignificante, ...
- Spanish:insignificante, trivial, ...
- Portuguese:insignificante, irrelevante, ...
- Chinese:微不足道的, ...
- Japanese:些細な, 無視できる, ...
- Arabic:تافِه, صَغِير, ...
- Hebrew:זָעוּם, זְנִיחַ, ...
- Russian:крохотный, незначительный, ...
- Ukrainian:мізерний, ...
- Hindi:बहुत छोटी, नगण्य, ...
Definition of piddle - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- She likes to piddle around in the garden.
2.
- He went to piddle behind the tree.
3.
- They piddled about the house all day.
Noun
1.
- The puppy left a piddle on the carpet.
2.
- Don't worry about that, it's just piddle.
Expressions with piddle
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waste time doing unimportant things
He spent the afternoon piddling around the house.
waste time or resources in a trivial manner
He piddled away the afternoon playing pointless video games..
Origin of piddle
Middle English, piddlen (to urinate)
Examples of piddle in a sentence
Stop piddling and start working on your project. The puppy piddled on the kitchen floor. Children often piddle when they are excited. She tends to piddle away her afternoons. He piddled around the garden without achieving much. She cleaned up the piddle from the floor.
There was a small piddle in the corner of the room. Their argument was over mere piddle. He dismissed the complaint as piddle.
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- French:traînasser, pipi, ...
- German:trödeln, Urin, ...
- Italian:bighellonare, pipì, ...
- Spanish:holgazanear, pipí, ...
- Portuguese:passar tempo, xixi, ...
- Chinese:闲逛, 尿, ...
- Japanese:ぶらぶらする, おしっこ, ...
- Arabic:تَسَكَّعَ, بَول, ...
- Hebrew:לְבַזְבֵּז זְמַן, פִּיפִי, ...
- Russian:возиться, лужица, ...
- Ukrainian:возитися, калюжка, ...
- Hindi:घूमना, पेशाब, ...
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