piddle about/around
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mess about/around — POTTER ABOUT, pass the time, fiddle about/around, footle about/around, play about/around, fool about/around; fidget, toy, trifle, tamper, tinker, interfere, meddle, monkey (about/around); informal piddle about/ … Useful english dictionary
piddle about — phrasal verb piddle around or piddle about [intransitive] Word forms piddle around : present tense I/you/we/they piddle around he/she/it piddles around present participle piddling around past tense piddled around past participle piddled around… … English dictionary
piddle about — ˌpiddle a ˈround ˌpiddle a ˈbout british [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they piddle around he/she/it piddles around present participle … Useful english dictionary
piddle about — Verb. To mess around, waste time … English slang and colloquialisms
piddle — ► VERB informal 1) urinate. 2) (piddle about/around) spend time in trifling activities. 3) (piddling) pathetically trivial. ORIGIN probably from a blend of PISS(Cf. ↑pisser) and PUDDLE … English terms dictionary
piddle — informal verb 1》 urinate. 2》 (piddle about/around) spend time in trifling activities. 3》 [as adjective piddling] pathetically trivial; trifling. noun an act of urinating. ↘urine. Derivatives piddler noun Origin C16: prob. from a blend of piss … English new terms dictionary
piddle around — phrasal verb piddle around or piddle about [intransitive] Word forms piddle around : present tense I/you/we/they piddle around he/she/it piddles around present participle piddling around past tense piddled around past participle piddled around… … English dictionary
piddle — verb (I) informal to urinate piddle around also piddle about phrasal verb (I) BrE informal to waste time doing unimportant things piddle noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
piddle around — ˌpiddle a ˈround ˌpiddle a ˈbout british [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they piddle around he/she/it piddles around present participle piddling around … Useful english dictionary
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