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piddling

/ˈpɪd.lɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈpɪd.lɪŋ/C2formal
  • ruОписывает что-то маленькое, незначительное или ничтожное по количеству или ценности.

Describes something that is small, trivial, or insignificant in amount or value.

  1. Trivial or insignificantC1informal

    Very small, unimportant, or of little value.

    ruНезначительный

    • He was annoyed by the piddling amount of his raise.
    • They argued over a piddling sum of money.
    • Don't waste time on such piddling details.

    Synonymsinconsequentialinsignificantmeagerminornegligiblepaltrypettytriflingtrivialunimportant

    Antonymsbigconsiderableenormousgreathugeimportantlargemajorsignificantsubstantial

Forms
  • more piddling comparative form
  • most piddling superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

piddle/ˈpɪd.əl/C2formalbritish
  • ruГлагол, означающий мочиться, или тратить время впустую, занимаясь пустяками или непродуктивно.

A verb meaning to urinate, or to waste time or act in a trivial, unproductive manner.

  1. Waste time idlyB2informal

    To spend time in a trivial, unproductive, or inefficient manner.

    ruБездельничать

    • Stop piddling around and get to work.
    • He spent the afternoon piddling with his old radio.
    • She piddled away the morning doing nothing important.

    Synonymsdawdlefritteridleloiterlollygagtrifle

    Antonymsapplyhustlelaborstrivetoilwork

  2. UrinateB1informal

    To pass urine; a childish or informal term for urinating.

    ruПописать

    • The toddler said he needed to piddle.
    • The dog piddled on the lawn.
    • He excused himself to go piddle.

    Synonymspeepee-peetinkleweeweewee

Forms
  • piddled past participle
  • piddled past simple
  • piddling present participle
  • piddles third person singular

Phrasal variantspiddle away

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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