Piddling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

eliminate urine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪdlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪdlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪdlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪdlɪŋ/.

Examples

Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

piddle fiddling take a leak micturate trivial pass water relieve oneself little wee-wee pee-pee wanton lilliputian puddle piddle away petty urinate piffling niggling trifle wanton away spend a penny make footling piss

Parts of Speech

verb	waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
verb	eliminate urine “Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug”
adjective	(informal) small and of little importance “a fiddling sum of money”

Word Forms

trifling	noun	the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
urination	noun	the discharge of urine
urine	noun	liquid excretory product
urinator	noun	a person who urinates
piddle	noun	liquid excretory product
micturition	noun	the discharge of urine
piss	noun	informal terms for urination
pisser	noun	a person who urinates
pissing	noun	informal terms for urination
pee	noun	informal terms for urination
peeing	noun	informal terms for urination
littleness	noun	lack of generosity in trifling matters
pettiness	noun	lack of generosity in trifling matters
trivialize	verb	make trivial or insignificant
trivia	noun	something of small importance
triviality	noun	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

herumfummeln

Zeit verschwenden; seine Zeit untätig oder ineffizient verbringen

🇫🇷French

minable

perdre le temps; passer son temps sans rien faire ou de manière inefficace

🇪🇸Spanish

menudo

perder el tiempo; pasar el tiempo ociosamente o de manera ineficiente

🇮🇹Italian

insignificante

perdere tempo; trascorrere il proprio tempo pigramente o in modo inefficiente

🇳🇱Dutch

onbenullig

tijd verspillen; iemands tijd nutteloos of inefficiënt besteden

🇵🇹Portuguese

insignificante

perder tempo; gastar o tempo de forma ociosa ou ineficiente

🇷🇺Russian

пустяковый

тратить время; тратить время праздно или неэффективно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोटा

समय बर्बाद करना; अपना समय आलस्य या अकुशलता से व्यतीत करना

🇮🇳Tamil

பிட்லிங்

நேரத்தை வீணடித்தல்; ஒருவரின் நேரத்தை சும்மா அல்லது திறமையின்றி செலவிடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిడ్లింగ్

సమయం వృధా; ఒకరి సమయాన్ని పనిలేకుండా లేదా అసమర్థంగా గడపండి

🇮🇳Marathi

पिडलिंग

वेळ वाया घालवणे; एखाद्याचा वेळ आळशीपणे किंवा अकार्यक्षमतेने घालवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિડલિંગ

બગાડ સમય; કોઈનો સમય આળસ અથવા બિનકાર્યક્ષમ રીતે પસાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಡ್ಲಿಂಗ್

ಸಮಯ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ; ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸಮಯವನ್ನು ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿ ಕಳೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിഡിംഗ്

സമയം പാഴാക്കുക; ഒരാളുടെ സമയം നിഷ്ക്രിയമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാര്യക്ഷമമായി ചെലവഴിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਡਲਿੰਗ

ਸਮਾਂ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ; ਆਪਣਾ ਸਮਾਂ ਵਿਹਲੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਕੁਸ਼ਲਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਬਿਤਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

وقت ضائع کرنا؛ کسی کا وقت بیکار یا غیر موثر طریقے سے گزارنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

微不足道的

浪费时间；无所事事或低效地度过一个人的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

いたずら

時間を無駄にする。時間を無駄に、または非効率的に過ごす

🇰🇷Korean

사소한

시간 낭비; 한가하게 또는 비효율적으로 시간을 보내다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói nhảm

lãng phí thời gian; dành thời gian một cách nhàn rỗi hoặc không hiệu quả

🇹🇭Thai

พุดดิ้ง

เสียเวลา; ใช้เวลาอย่างเกียจคร้านหรือไร้ประสิทธิภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

remeh

buang-buang waktu; menghabiskan waktu dengan bermalas-malasan atau tidak efisien

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbibiro

pag-aaksaya ng oras; gumugol ng oras nang walang ginagawa o hindi epektibo

🇲🇾Malay

membodek

buang masa; menghabiskan masa dengan leka atau tidak cekap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تافه

إضاعة الوقت؛ قضاء وقته خاملاً أو غير فعال

🇮🇷Persian

دست و پا زدن

اتلاف وقت؛ وقت خود را بیکار یا ناکارآمد بگذرانید

🇹🇷Turkish

işe yaramazlık

zamanı boşa harcamak; zamanını boş ya da verimsiz geçirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פשלות

לבזבז זמן; לבלות את זמנו בחוסר מעש או לא יעיל

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