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单词 piddle
释义

piddle

verb

pid·​dle ˈpi-dᵊl How to pronounce piddle (audio)
piddled; piddling ˈpid-liŋ How to pronounce piddle (audio)
ˈpi-dᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

1
: dawdle, putter
2
: urinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Once March arrives, the sports stags wind down, everybody's a hoops expert and the neighbor that used to piddle in his yard returns from hibernation. Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 21 Jan. 2018 Commissioners on Tuesday piddled around, failing to allocate money to LASER, the agency that could snag millions of dollars for the poor, elderly, disabled, uninsured and underinsured of Lake County. Lauren Ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2017 But his mistakes Sunday may not have looked so glaring if promising drives weren’t piddled away into field goals. Jourdan Rodrigue, charlotteobserver, 20 Sep. 2017 Dean, of course, is terrified of heights and tries to act all manly while piddling in his pull ups. Melissa Locker, Time, 19 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

piddle

verb

as in to muck

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • muck
  • mess
  • bum
  • dawdle
  • trifle
  • monkey
  • fool
  • lazy
  • laze
  • idle
  • loaf
  • lounge
  • doze
  • play
  • loll
  • saunter
  • dillydally
  • stroll
  • loiter
  • dally
  • mosey
  • hibernate
  • kick back
  • rest
  • amble
  • chill
  • veg out
  • hang about
  • estivate
  • drone
  • fiddle (around)
  • goldbrick
  • footle
  • linger
  • goof (off)
  • potter (around)
  • putter (around)
  • relax
  • swan
  • aestivate
  • tarry
  • lag
  • kick around
  • poke
  • malinger
  • hack (around)
  • hang (around or out)
  • truant
  • furlough

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • toil
  • hump
  • sweat
  • plug
  • work
  • plod
  • slave
  • labor
  • grind
  • plow
  • hustle
  • grub
  • peg
  • drudge
  • travail
  • apply
  • buckle (down)
  • moil
  • exert
  • put out
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