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pid·dle
(pĭd′l) Informalintr.v. pid·dled, pid·dling, pid·dles
Phrasal Verbs: To urinate.
piddle around
To spend time aimlessly: piddled around the house for a few hours.
piddle away
To spend (time or money) frivolously or unproductively: piddled away his fortune on sports cars; piddled away the hours watching television.
[Origin unknown.]
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piddle
(ˈpɪdəl)vb
1. (intr) informal to urinate
2. (when: tr, often foll by away) to spend (one's time) aimlessly; fritter
[C16: origin unknown]
ˈpiddler n
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pid•dle
(ˈpɪd l)v.i. -dled, -dling.
1. to waste time; dawdle.
2. Informal. to urinate.
[1535–45; orig. uncertain]
pid′dler, n.
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piddle
Past participle: piddled
Gerund: piddling
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Noun | 1. | piddle - liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body |
Verb | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ![]() make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, urinate, puddle, make urinate - pass after the manner of urine; "The sick men urinated blood" wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" stale - urinate, of cattle and horses |
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