piddle
to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed by around): He wasted the day piddling around.
Informal. (especially of children and pets) to urinate.
to waste (time, money, etc.); fail to utilize (usually followed by away).
Origin of piddle
1Other words from piddle
- piddler, noun
Words Nearby piddle
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How to use piddle in a sentence
“For 99 percent of missions piddle packs work just fine,” said Trevor “Dozen” Aldridge, a former F-15C pilot who also flew with the Thunderbirds demonstration team.
The Air Force is testing a less awkward replacement for ‘piddle packs’ | David Roza/Task & Purpose | December 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe pump could be an improvement over previous systems, where pilots unzipped their flight suits and peed directly into a plastic bag called a piddle pack.
The Air Force is testing a less awkward replacement for ‘piddle packs’ | David Roza/Task & Purpose | December 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThose pledges, activists and disinformation experts say, are piddling compared to the amount of climate misinformation and paid pro-fossil fuel advertising on the site.
What Would a Climate-Conscious Facebook Look Like? | Alejandro de la Garza | September 22, 2021 | TimeSo we piddled around in solitude and uploaded it all to Instagram.
The ill-named River piddle—a rippling, tortoiseshell-coloured stream at times—runs through the streets.
Thomas Hardy's Dorset | Robert Thurston Hopkins
My father and mother were of humble means, living in the village of Bryant's piddle, in (p. 002) the county of Dorset.
The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence | William LawrenceIt riseth about Alton, and goeth from thence to piddle trench head, Deuils.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine | Raphaell HolinshedSome moved to town and do carpenter work, and others jes' piddle around.
The principal rivers are the Stour, the Frome, and the piddle.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
British Dictionary definitions for piddle
/ (ˈpɪdəl) /
(intr) informal to urinate
(when tr, often foll by away) to spend (one's time) aimlessly; fritter
Origin of piddle
1Derived forms of piddle
- piddler, noun
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