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I'm one of those guys who likes to piddle around in the garage and fix stuff.
Steve Cropper

Meaning of "piddle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIDDLE

Origin unknown.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PIDDLE

piddle  [ˈpɪdəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIDDLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piddle is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb piddle in English.

WHAT DOES PIDDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Piddle

Piddle may refer to: ▪ River Piddle, a river in Dorset, England ▪ A slang term for urine and urination ▪ Piddle Brook, a watercourse in Worcestershire, England ▪ Piddles, a character in the video game Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts ▪ Pathetically trivial and trifling as in piddling little questions...

Definition of piddle in the English dictionary

The definition of piddle in the dictionary is to urinate. Other definition of piddle is when tr, often foll by away to spend aimlessly; fritter.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PIDDLE

PRESENT

Present
I piddle
you piddle
he/she/it piddles
we piddle
you piddle
they piddle
Present continuous
I am piddling
you are piddling
he/she/it is piddling
we are piddling
you are piddling
they are piddling
Present perfect
I have piddled
you have piddled
he/she/it has piddled
we have piddled
you have piddled
they have piddled
Present perfect continuous
I have been piddling
you have been piddling
he/she/it has been piddling
we have been piddling
you have been piddling
they have been piddling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I piddled
you piddled
he/she/it piddled
we piddled
you piddled
they piddled
Past continuous
I was piddling
you were piddling
he/she/it was piddling
we were piddling
you were piddling
they were piddling
Past perfect
I had piddled
you had piddled
he/she/it had piddled
we had piddled
you had piddled
they had piddled
Past perfect continuous
I had been piddling
you had been piddling
he/she/it had been piddling
we had been piddling
you had been piddling
they had been piddling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will piddle
you will piddle
he/she/it will piddle
we will piddle
you will piddle
they will piddle
Future continuous
I will be piddling
you will be piddling
he/she/it will be piddling
we will be piddling
you will be piddling
they will be piddling
Future perfect
I will have piddled
you will have piddled
he/she/it will have piddled
we will have piddled
you will have piddled
they will have piddled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been piddling
you will have been piddling
he/she/it will have been piddling
we will have been piddling
you will have been piddling
they will have been piddling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would piddle
you would piddle
he/she/it would piddle
we would piddle
you would piddle
they would piddle
Conditional continuous
I would be piddling
you would be piddling
he/she/it would be piddling
we would be piddling
you would be piddling
they would be piddling
Conditional perfect
I would have piddle
you would have piddle
he/she/it would have piddle
we would have piddle
you would have piddle
they would have piddle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been piddling
you would have been piddling
he/she/it would have been piddling
we would have been piddling
you would have been piddling
they would have been piddling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you piddle
we let´s piddle
you piddle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to piddle
Past participle
piddled
Present Participle
piddling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIDDLE


bridal
ˈbraɪdəl
bridle
ˈbraɪdəl
colloidal
ˌkɒˈlɔɪdəl
cradle
ˈkreɪdəl
decadal
deˈkeɪdəl
fiddle
ˈfɪdəl
griddle
ˈɡrɪdəl
homicidal
ˌhɒmɪˈsaɪdəl
idle
ˈaɪdəl
idol
ˈaɪdəl
ladle
ˈleɪdəl
middle
ˈmɪdəl
quadrupedal
kwɒˈdruːpɪdəl
riddle
ˈrɪdəl
seidel
ˈsaɪdəl
sinusoidal
ˌsaɪnəˈsɔɪdəl
suicidal
ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəl
tidal
ˈtaɪdəl
tricuspidal
traɪˈkʌspɪdəl
tripedal
ˈtrɪpɪdəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIDDLE

picturephone
pictures
picturesque
picturesquely
picturesqueness
picturisation
picturization
picturize
picul
PID
piddler
piddling
piddlingly
piddly
piddock
pidgin
pidgin English
pidginisation
pidginization
pidginize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIDDLE

at the fiddle
bass fiddle
Biddle
condiddle
diddle
excluded middle
face as long as a fiddle
fit as a fiddle
kiddle
paradiddle
pig in the middle
piggy in the middle
play second fiddle
second fiddle
straddle
taradiddle
tarradiddle
tiddle
twiddle
unriddle
widdle

Synonyms and antonyms of piddle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piddle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIDDLE

Find out the translation of piddle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piddle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piddle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小罐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piddle
570 millions of speakers

English

piddle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेदिली से कार्य करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عبث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

баловаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piddle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূত্রত্যাগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire pipi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piddle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pinkeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おしっこ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헛되이 시간을 보내다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piddle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chăm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு பிள்ளைத்தனமாகச் செய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिवाळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oyalanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Piddle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piddle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

балуватися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pipi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

piddle
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plasje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piddle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Piddle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piddle

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIDDLE»

The term «piddle» is normally little used and occupies the 119.224 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIDDLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «piddle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «piddle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piddle

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2 QUOTES WITH «PIDDLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word piddle.
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Steve Cropper
I'm one of those guys who likes to piddle around in the garage and fix stuff.
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Jack Youngblood
He owned a service station, and I used to go there and piddle around - pump some gas, get in the way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIDDLE»

Discover the use of piddle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piddle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fiddle Faddle Frog and Piddle Paddle Polliwog
Fiddle Faddle Frog and Piddle Paddle Polliwog lived in a pond called Misty Fog. Fiddle Faddle's home was inside a floating log. Piddle Paddle lived close by near a muddy bog. When Fiddle Faddle came out each day, Piddle Paddle chased.
Rachel Collins, 2010
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The Poem Collection
Riddle piddle is where you find the middle. This is best left up to the one called Little. Little takes its friends to the middle piddle. There they sit a little with Little in the middle, Staring at the piddle that is a middle riddle! Little discovered the ...
Edward J. McCoul, 2013
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Poochie
Maybe that's what they call giant piddle pads? Anyway no way I'll miss this pad. Why this pad will be easy. Ann will be so pleased with me. I'll show Edward who's a dumb mutt. Now every time I needed to go I went to the new giant piddle pad.
Rebecca Jones, 2013
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The Maple Leaf Rag: An Anthology of New Orleans Poetry
The piano in the parlor went ta-piddle piddle piddle piddle, Cousin Arabella ran gardenias through her hair, and life among the berries was delightfully bucolic on that fatal night when papa cursed the old gray mare. Young ladies in elastic ...
Maxine Cassin, Everette Maddox, 1980
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Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland
Early instances: Francis Piddle, of Bread and Cheese (now Bishop's) Cove, 1775 (C0 199.18); William Piddle or Peddle, of (Upper) Island Cove, 1780, of Harbour Grace, 1805 (D'Alberti 15, C0 199.18); Samuel Piddle, of Musketta (now ...
E. Seary, William Kirwin, 1998
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Stalking the Vesper Bluets: Photographs by Stephen Cresswell
Hognose Snake, Heterodon platirhinos Piddle was no ordinary cat. She loved searching out wild creatures just as much as I did, and not just birds and rodents, either. She would accompany me on long walks in the woods, using her superior  ...
‎2006
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The Interactions Between Sediments and Water
Frome / Piddle Catchment : bed sediment sampling sites Hooke R. Hooke Lower Kingcombe R. Hooke Toller Porcorum R. Hooke Maiden Newton R. Hooke Southover R. Frome Muckleford R. Frome Dorchester R. Frome Cerne Abbas R.
Brian Kronvang, Jadran Faganeli, Nives Ogrinc, 2007
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The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and ...
Piddle-Miiflerton, Piddle-Trcnthide, &c. — Piddle- Parva is a tithing in the parish of Piddleton.— P>ddle-Town has a fair on Easier- Tuesday, isavery large parifli, five milesnortli-cast of Dorchester, on thelomh bank of the river Piddle, and had ...
Peter Barfoot, John Wilkes (of Milland House, Sussex.)
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Reports from Commissioners
Hunts lane - Carthouse piddle - - - Buildings and yard - House, garden, &c. Barn close - Lampords field ... Lampords copse - Pasture - Arable ----- Road four acres - Leigh green piddle Row in ditto - - _ Little three acres Further Long piddle ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
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Perl Graphics Programming: Creating SVG, SWF (Flash), JPEG ...
Take the following operation: $piddle = $piddle + 1; This creates a temporary copy of $piddle, which, if $piddle is a 5 MB image, would consume 10 MB of memory. Some operations, however, are performed “in place,” which means that the ...
Shawn Wallace, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIDDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piddle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Theater preview: Actors in '1776' at Norwell's Company Theatre …
In an early song, “Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve,” he sings “I'm convinced the only purpose this Congress ever had was to gather here to drive ... «Wicked Local Middleborough, Jul 15»
2
Lake Park man donates fresh veggies to food pantries
“I am a loner in a lot of ways, so I am out there by myself, piddle-paddling out there all day and feeling good about it; listening to the birds sing, ... «DL-Online, Jul 15»
3
Eaux Claires Day 2 Recap: Bon Iver, PHOX and more
As Grandma Sparrow, Westerlund performed 13 sets in two days, 12 of them at the Piddle Tractor Family Zone. He was the only performer on ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Piddle Diddle has Arrived!
What animal can hold a child's attention better than a mischievous, cunning penguin? Piddle Diddle is such a penguin! Despite her small size, she can be an ... «The knoxville focus, Jul 15»
5
Is that a men's room or a ladies' room?
Bella English's“The piddle riddle” (Sunday Travel, July 12), about confusing signs on restroom doors, reminded me of an experience at a ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Arkadelphia Arts Center show, sale features nine artists' works
I wanted to piddle around with it. I did it for my own satisfaction.” Dorris, who grew up in Holly Bluff, Mississippi, and taught at the University of ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
7
Wise Dan Back in Keeneland Breeze
"In a perfect world I'd just like to piddle with him here all summer and run him in the Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) and come here and run in the ... «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»
8
Council Unhappy With Progress Of Utility Project
Wilcox said he's watched the progress and, "There wouldn't be anyone there at 10 o'clock. Two guys would show up and piddle around a little ... «Island Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Art on the cards for Dorset children this summer
Kicking off the programme in the Piddle Valley on July 20, mix up your own palette of coloured paints using a variety of soils and sand, then with natural tools ... «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»
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Eaux Claires isn't like most summer music festivals
A brass band and choir will parade through the grounds both days and there's a dedicated hangout for kids called the Piddle Tractor Family ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»

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