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piddling
pid·dling P0291800 (pĭd′lĭng)adj. So trifling or trivial as to be beneath one's consideration.piddling (ˈpɪdlɪŋ) or piddlyadjinformal petty; trifling; trivial ˈpiddlingly advpid•dling (ˈpɪd lɪŋ)
adj. trifling; negligible. [1550–60] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | piddling - (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"fiddling, footling, niggling, picayune, piffling, trivial, petty, lilliputian, littlecolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechunimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant" |
piddlingadjective (Informal) trivial, little, petty, worthless, insignificant, pants (informal), useless, fiddling, trifling, unimportant, paltry, Mickey Mouse (slang), puny, derisory, measly (informal), crappy (slang), toytown (slang), piffling, poxy (slang), nickel-and-dime (U.S. slang), wanky (taboo slang), chickenshit (U.S. slang) arguing over piddling amounts of money
major, important, significant, useful, considerable, substantial, valuable, tidy (informal), sizable or sizeablepiddlingadjectiveContemptibly unimportant:inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, small, small-minded, trifling.Slang: measly.Idiom: of no account.Translations
piddling
piddle1. slang To urinate. A euphemistic term typically said by, of, or to children. Mommy, I need to go piddle! Samantha, please don't let the dog piddle in the house!2. slang To waste time idly or aimlessly. Almost always followed by "around." Stop piddling around and get to work! We were supposed to be working on our essays, but we just piddled around for most of the day.piddle aroundTo waste time idly or aimlessly. Almost always followed by "around." Stop piddling around and get to work! We were supposed to be working on our essays, but we just piddled around for most of the day.See also: around, piddlepiddle awayTo waste or use up something recklessly, carelessly, or foolishly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "piddle" and "away." He piddled away his entire inheritance on drugs, gambling, and sports cars. We can't piddle our time away if we want to get this finished by the deadline!See also: away, piddlepiddling1. noun, slang An act or instance of urinating, especially when or where it is inappropriate. Our dog still has problem with piddling in the house, even though we've been trying to house-train him for months. Jack has a bad habit of public piddling whenever he has too much to drink.2. noun, slang An act, instance, or habit of loafing, time-wasting, or procrastinating. There was so much piddling and dawdling going on in the office that it's a wonder we got anything done at all. Johnny has turned piddling into something of a career, drifting from job to job and collecting as many paychecks as he can while doing as little work as possible.piddle aroundFig. to waste time doing little or nothing. Stop piddling around and get busy. I'm not piddling around. I am experimenting.See also: around, piddlepiddle something awayFig. to waste away money or a period of time. Please don't piddle all your money away. Jane piddled away most of the day.See also: away, piddlepiddle1. in. to urinate. (Said of children and pets.) Please, Jimmy, don’t piddle on the floor. 2. n. urine. Don’t step in the puppy’s piddle. 3. Go to piddle (around).piddle (around) in. to waste time; to work aimlessly or inefficiently. Can’t you get serious and stop piddling? See also: around, piddlepiddle verbSee piddle aroundpiddling mod. inadequate; meager; tiny. (see also piss-poor, piddle.) That is a piddling steak. I want a big one. piddling
Synonyms for piddlingadj trivialSynonyms- trivial
- little
- petty
- worthless
- insignificant
- pants
- useless
- fiddling
- trifling
- unimportant
- paltry
- Mickey Mouse
- puny
- derisory
- measly
- crappy
- toytown
- piffling
- poxy
- nickel-and-dime
- wanky
- chickenshit
Antonyms- major
- important
- significant
- useful
- considerable
- substantial
- valuable
- tidy
- sizable or sizeable
Synonyms for piddlingadj contemptibly unimportantSynonyms- inconsiderable
- negligible
- niggling
- nugatory
- paltry
- petty
- picayune
- small
- small-minded
- trifling
- measly
Synonyms for piddlingadj (informal) small and of little importanceSynonyms- fiddling
- footling
- niggling
- picayune
- piffling
- trivial
- petty
- lilliputian
- little
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