piddle
verb (used without object)
to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed byaround ).
was piddling
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past progressiveof piddle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“The Gestapo was piddling compared with the size and reach of surveillance equipment and operations today,” says Mazower.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2016
The day's $200,000 take, however, was piddling compared with the amounts of PTL cash the auditors have been trying to trace.
From Time Magazine Archive
