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• 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´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

• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   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

• piddle — pid·dle …   English syllables

• piddle — pid•dle [[t]ˈpɪd l[/t]] v. i. dled, dling 1) to waste time; dawdle 2) cvb Informal. to urinate • Etymology: 1535–45; orig. uncert. pid′dler, n …   From formal English to slang

• piddle — pid|dle [ˈpıdl] v [i]informal to ↑urinate piddle around phr v to waste time doing things that are not important …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• piddle — pid|dle [ pıdl ] verb intransitive INFORMAL to URINATE ,piddle a round or ,piddle a bout BRITISH phrasal verb intransitive INFORMAL to spend time doing things that are not important: MESS AROUND ,piddle a way phrasal verb transitive VERY INFORMAL …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Piddle — Pid dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piddling}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. pittla to keep picking at, Sw. peta to pick.] 1. To deal in trifles; to concern one s self with trivial matters rather than with those that are important. Ascham …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Piddled — Piddle Pid dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piddling}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. pittla to keep picking at, Sw. peta to pick.] 1. To deal in trifles; to concern one s self with trivial matters rather than with those that are important.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English