- pid|dling
- pid|dling «PIHD lihng», adjective.trifling; petty: »
It's too piddling, she thought, to worry about curling your eyelashes (New Yorker).
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pid·dling — /ˈpıdlən/ adj, always used before a noun informal + disapproving : small or unimportant He was paid a piddling amount of money. piddling details … Useful english dictionary
dling — boo·dling; brin·dling; dan·dling·ly; daw·dling·ly; daw·dling·ness; fon·dling·ly; med·dling; med·dling·ly; mid·dling·ly; mud·dling·ly; ped·dling; pid·dling; pin·dling; strad·dling·ly; swin·dling·ly; wad·dling·ly; whee·dling·ly; un·bun·dling;… … English syllables
pid — an·as·pid; as·pid·i·nol; as·pid·i·o·tus; ceph·a·las·pid; col·pid·i·um; cre·pid·u·la; cu·pid; cu·pid·i·ty; cus·pid; cy·dip·pid; cy·dip·pid·ea; di·as·pid; dil·e·pid·i·dae; do·rip·pid; em·pid; em·pid·i·dae; hip·pid·i·on; hip·pid·i·um; his·pid;… … English syllables
pid´dler — pid|dle «PIHD uhl», intransitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to do anything in a trifling or ineffective way. SYNONYM(S): dabble. 2. to pick at one s food. 3. Slang. to urinate. ╂[origin uncertain] –pid´dler, noun … Useful english dictionary
pid|dle — «PIHD uhl», intransitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to do anything in a trifling or ineffective way. SYNONYM(S): dabble. 2. to pick at one s food. 3. Slang. to urinate. ╂[origin uncertain] –pid´dler, noun … Useful english dictionary
piddling — pid·dling … English syllables
piddling — pid|dling [ˈpıdlıŋ] adj informal small and unimportant … Dictionary of contemporary English
piddling — pid|dling [ pıdlıŋ ] adjective INFORMAL small or not important: MEASLY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
piddling — pid•dling [[t]ˈpɪd lɪŋ[/t]] adj. cvb trifling; negligible • Etymology: 1550–60 … From formal English to slang
Piddling — Pid dling, a. Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; applied to persons and things. [1913 Webster] The ignoble hucksterage of piddling tithes. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
