Piddle

  • 111wanton away — verb 1. waste time; spend one s time idly or inefficiently • Syn: ↑piddle, ↑wanton, ↑piddle away, ↑trifle • Derivationally related forms: ↑trifling (for: ↑trifle) …

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  • 112second — See: PLAY SECOND PIDDLE, SPLIT SECOND …

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  • 113second — See: PLAY SECOND PIDDLE, SPLIT SECOND …

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  • 114micturate — v. i. to pass urine through the ureter; to urinate. [Medical] Syn: urinate, piddle, puddle, piss, pee, pee pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee wee, make, pass water. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 115Peddle — Ped dle, v. i. [From {Peddler}.] 1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license. [1913 Webster] 2. To do a small business; to be busy… …

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  • 116Piffle — Pif fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piffling}.] To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 117Piffled — Piffle Pif fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piffling}.] To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 118Piffling — Piffle Pif fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piffling}.] To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 119peddle — verb (peddled; peddling) Etymology: back formation from peddler, from Middle English pedlere, alteration of pedder peddler Date: 1532 intransitive verb 1. to travel about with wares for sale; broadly sell 2. to be busy with trifles ; piddle …

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  • 120piffle — I. intransitive verb (piffled; piffling) Etymology: perhaps blend of piddle and trifle Date: circa 1878 to talk or act in a trivial, inept, or ineffective way II. noun Date: 1890 trivial nonsense < pseudo scientific piffle > …

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