piddled
Meanings
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Verb
To waste time or energy on trivial matters.
- "They piddled away their afternoon on unimportant tasks."
- "He was known for piddling around with gadgets and inventions."
Synonyms
piddle , widdle
Rhymes
Words rhyming with piddledpiddled , kiddled , liddled , bidder , hider , rider , fider , sider , mider , cider , tider , wider , higher , lower , closer , farther , further , nearer , next , after , before , later , earlier
Variants
List of all variants of piddled that leads to same resultpiddle , piddled , piddles , piddling , piddle around , piddled around , piddles around , piddling around , piddle away , piddled away , piddles away , piddling away
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.Originated in Scotland in the 18th century as a dialect word meaning 'to trifle or dawdle'. It is related to the Old Norse word 'pita' meaning 'to waste time' and the Old English word 'pitan' meaning 'to torment or vex'.
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