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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pid-ling |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪd lɪŋ |
Definition of piddling
Origin :- "insignificant, trifling," 1550s, past participle adjective from piddle (v.).
- adj insignificant
- They simply sat around, doing nothing but watch their screens and keep their few, piddling records.
- Extract from : « Final Weapon » by Everett B. Cole
- I come to town and stayed about two weeks, piddling around to git along.
- Extract from : « Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 1 » by Various
- Except for the portions reserved for the two cooks, there was not a crumb of piddling left.
- Extract from : « The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp » by Katherine Stokes
- With this he left us piddling; then within a quarter of an hour came back, and told us the pope-hawk is now to be seen.
- Extract from : « Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. » by Francois Rabelais
- We were kind of piddling around, and I kind of walked off ahead of him.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- There are lots of loafers and piddling projects,--but the government's also doing some big jobs, some real construction work.
- Extract from : « Class of '29 » by Orrie Lashin and Milo Hastings
- Here I was prepared to remove the drug scourge forever, and at a piddling cost.
- Extract from : « Revenge » by Arthur Porges
- And every company in the Galaxy, be it monstrous huge or piddling small, made a mad rush to be first on the scene.
- Extract from : « Conquest Over Time » by Michael Shaara
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