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piddling

/ˈpɪdəlɪŋ/

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verb

To eat with small, quick bites.

Examples :

"The rabbit nibbled at the lettuce."

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To bite lightly.

Examples :

"He nibbled at my neck and made me shiver."

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To consume gradually.

Examples :

"The family slowly piddled away the remaining birthday cake, eating a little bit each day. "

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To find fault; to cavil.

Examples :

"My sister constantly piddled about the arrangements for the party, finding fault with every detail. "

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To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).

Examples :

"The birds pecked at their food."

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To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.

Examples :

"to peck a hole in a tree"

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To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.

Examples :

"The bored student was piddling at his desk with the tip of his pen, leaving tiny indentations in the wood. "

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To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.

Examples :

"The little bird was piddling up the crumbs from the table. "

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To do something in small, intermittent pieces.

Examples :

"He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."

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To type by searching for each key individually.

Examples :

""My grandma has a really old typewriter, so she spends a long time piddling to write each letter." "

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To type in general.

Examples :

"My sister was piddling away at her keyboard, trying to finish her essay. "

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To kiss briefly.

Examples :

"The teacher briefly piddled his students goodbye before leaving the classroom. "

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Examples :

"The child was piddling stones into the pond, watching the ripples spread. "

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To lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot.

Examples :

"The horse piddled forward, its front leg striking the ground awkwardly. "

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Often followed by about or around: to act or work ineffectually and wastefully.

Examples :

"He was piddling around with the project, so it wasn't finished on time. "

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(Namibia) To urinate.

Examples :

"The small child needed to go outside and piddling before the long car ride. "

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adjective

Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.

Examples :

"The amount of money I earned from the garage sale was piddling compared to the cost of the new furniture. "

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