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'The Lady' is a piddling little magazine that no one cares about or buys.
Rachel Johnson

Meaning of "piddling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIDDLING

piddling  [ˈpɪdlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIDDLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Piddling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PIDDLING 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 piddling in the English dictionary

The definition of piddling in the dictionary is petty; trifling; trivial.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIDDLING


aeromodelling
ˈɛərəʊˈmɒdlɪŋ
bloodcurdling
ˈblʌdˌkɜːdlɪŋ
codling
ˈkɒdlɪŋ
cradling
ˈkreɪdlɪŋ
fiddling
ˈfɪdlɪŋ
handling
ˈhændlɪŋ
hidling
ˈhɪdlɪŋ
idling
ˈaɪdlɪŋ
kidling
ˈkɪdlɪŋ
kindling
ˈkɪndlɪŋ
middling
ˈmɪdlɪŋ
mishandling
ˌmɪsˈhændlɪŋ
noodling
ˈnuːdlɪŋ
puddling
ˈpʌdlɪŋ
sandling
ˈsændlɪŋ
seedling
ˈsiːdlɪŋ
sideling
ˈsaɪdlɪŋ
stridling
ˈstrɪdlɪŋ
unbundling
ʌnˈbʌndlɪŋ
wildling
ˈwaɪldlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIDDLING

picturesque
picturesquely
picturesqueness
picturisation
picturization
picturize
picul
PID
piddle
piddler
piddlingly
piddly
piddock
pidgin
pidgin English
pidginisation
pidginization
pidginize
pie
pie cart

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIDDLING

baggage handling
ballhandling
brandling
calling
dawdling
dwindling
fair to middling
gadling
godling
groundling
hurdling
influence peddling
meddling
mollycoddling
muddling
pindling
special handling
spindling
waddling
wheedling
worldling

Synonyms and antonyms of piddling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PIDDLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «piddling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of piddling

Translation of «piddling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIDDLING

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

Translator English - Chinese

piddling
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piddling
570 millions of speakers

English

piddling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيدلينج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обидного мал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piddling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুচ্ছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

minable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piddling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lächerlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

piddling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

piddling
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piddling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhỏ mọn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு பிள்ளைத்தனமாக நடக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Piddling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önemsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insignificante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piddling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

образливого малий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

papagali care cauta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασήμαντος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbenullig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piddling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piddling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piddling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIDDLING»

The term «piddling» is regularly used and occupies the 72.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIDDLING» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «PIDDLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word piddling.
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Rachel Johnson
'The Lady' is a piddling little magazine that no one cares about or buys.
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Jessica Valenti
Dismissing socialization and gender roles as piddling compared to this amorphous idea of 'maternal imperative' is part of the reason progress is stalled for family-friendly policies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIDDLING»

Discover the use of piddling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piddling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lessons in Criticism to William Roscoe, Esq; F.R.S. Member ...
As to "slashing Bentley, "f "and piddling Tibbalds," or Theobald, the epithet " slashing" might be applied to Bentley on account of his Horace, and not his Milton (published in 1732,) only, as must be obvious from " Virgilius Restauratus," J in ...
William Lisle Bowles, 1826
2
Behind the Walls: A Guide for Family and Friends of Texas ...
To apply for a piddling card, inmates must be assigned to a job, have been in the system for at least six months, and they must be at least minimum custody. Piddling cards are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, at least in theory.
Jorge Antonio Renaud, 2002
3
Immortalia: An Anthology of American Ballads, Sailors' ...
Behind him all the city dogs Lined up with instinct true, To start a piddling carnival And see the stranger through. They showed him every piddling post They had in all the town, And started in, with many a wink, To pee the stranger down.
Anonymous
4
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
526, December 1977 6 to build something with matchsticks us • The inmate, known on death row for his "piddling" ability - a phrase that refers to crafting items out of matchsticks - gave his handicrafts and remaining supplies to fellow inmates .
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
5
German/English Dictionary of Idioms
10 discuss/1o 90 over/... every piddling little 1hing Scheiß(e) bauen sal - stupid l. Mama. ich muß dir was beichten: Ich hab' 'nen Scheiß gebaut. Mir ist ein Malheur passiert, ich hab' eine Delle in euer Auto gefahI'BI"I‚ 2. Ich hab' in der letzten ...
Hans Schemann, 2013
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Rhymes for the Working Man
tHe. Piddling. PuP. A. farmers dog strolled into town His Christian name was Rex Of noble pedigree was he And unusual was his text And as he trotted down the street 'Twas wondrous to see His work on every corner His work on every tree He  ...
Keith Walker, 2013
7
Under Construction: Pardon the Mess : a Collection of ...
Every time we have moved I have always made sure the house had a spare room in the basement for my workshop. I don't make many things there, but I do enjoy piddling around, repairing this and that. Oftentimes I fix things beyond repair, ...
‎1994
8
Lessons in Criticism to William Roscoe: In Answer to His ...
As to “slashing Bentley,”-f “ and piddling Tibbalds,” or Theobald, the epithet “ slashing” might be applied to Bentley on account of his HORACE, and not his Mnxrou (published in 1732,) only, as must be obvious from “ Virgilius Restauratus ,”1j in ...
William Lisle Bowles, 1826
9
The Kid from Armourdale
“I'll tell you the story of Piddling Pete” A farmers' dog once came to town whose Christian name was Pete. His pedigree was ten yards long, his looks was hard to beat. But as he wondered down the street,' twas beautiful to see, his work on ...
Lloyd E. Howser, 2007
10
The Vocabulary Diet
1) joke 2) iron 3) kudos 4) lurid 5) piddling a) prank b) measly c) strong d) explicit e) raves SENTENCE BUILDING: Assemble the scrambled clues below to form proper sentences. 1) got hurt/when Sharon accidentally/The joke/backfired 2) of ...
David DeRocco, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIDDLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piddling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thanks A Lot... Suckers!
Instagram, which Facebook snapped up for a piddling $1 billion, has a speculative value of $37 billion. Snapchat: $18 billion. Hey, YouTube ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
2
Meet the world's richest man who changed Christianity
It was a piddling amount compared to those lent by others, but it solidified his relationship with Sigmund and the Habsburgs and allowed him ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
3
Gizmo Guy: Choosing high-speed Internet service
At Comcast's official site xfinity.com, $49.99 a month buys a piddling 6 Mbps service called Performance Starter. Or - and this may seem odd ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
4
Farnborough Equity: The tiny £3m fund that has been given a five …
... ten qualifying funds. Yet, despite the performance and Morningstar's billing, it remains a piddling £3 million fund as converts are hard to find. «This is Money, Jul 15»
5
Temporary disability, permanent enlightenment
Would a cabbie be willing to fold the scooter into the taxi, for a piddling two-block fare? What if he broke it? Who would help me into the office? «Philly.com, Jul 15»
6
Solar projects are a ray of light for India
Indeed, the one thing that has always struck me about India's legendary need for infrastructure is how piddling the deals are that do make it to ... «IFR Asia, Jul 15»
7
The birth-pangs of a policy
This week marked their latest failed attempt to reach a piddling goal: the relocation of 40,000 asylum-seekers from Italy and Greece, which are ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
8
John Horton Conway: the world's most charismatic mathematician
That said, he is irresistibly drawn to piddling away his days playing games, preferably silly children's games. While his colleagues zealously ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
My Boat is More Miserable to Sail on than Yours – I Win!
... it still displaces about 75,000 pounds, too much for the designer's precise displacement-to-sail-area ratio to be upset by the piddling weight of ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
10
Lethis: Path of Progress review
The culprit usually turns out to be something piddling—a small storefront isn't stocking fish, for whatever reason, or steam isn't making it all the ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»

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