piddle
verb (used without object)
to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed byaround ).
piddled
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past participleof piddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof piddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
piddleverb (used without object)to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed byaround ).
Example Sentences
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Then, after it piddled around with some field goals and led 20-3, it went ahead and organized quarterback Stetson Bennett’s 57-yard touchdown pass flying up the right side to Jermaine Burton for 27-3.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 1, 2022
The old beagle piddled near the front door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2018
But, no, Bill Oddie really did present an outside broadcast from a farm for BBC Breakfast, and he really did get piddled on by a cow.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2013
Unfortunately, I piddled it away through my own stupidity, and my wife's influence, etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gran'pa Berry wuz too old to wuk in de field so he stayed 'roun' de house an' piddled.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
