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pid·dling [ˈpɪdl̩ɪŋ] ADJ pej inf!

piddling

I . pid·dle [ˈpɪdl̩] inf! N esp childspeak

1. piddle no pl (urine):

Pipi nt inf
Pisse f coarse

2. piddle usu sing esp Brit (action):

Pinkeln nt inf
Biseln nt CH inf
Pissen nt coarse

II . pid·dle [ˈpɪdl̩] inf! INTERJ (expresses irritation)

Mist! inf
Scheiße! coarse

III . pid·dle [ˈpɪdl̩] inf! VB intr

pinkeln inf
biseln CH inf
pissen coarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They're not focusing on piddling things like massive cost overruns and epic delays.
www.sfweekly.com
And the selection of great labels can be piddling to non-existent at many stores.
www.theglobeandmail.com
We've all been there -- the humiliation of having to admit that no matter how smart your suit and smooth your patter, your income is piddling.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Our home heating rebate would immediately go toward our heat bill, our piddling birthday money immediately went to bills.
theindependent.ca
Their price is piddling, compared to their potential influence.
gawker.com
But as an industry, they are fighting this piddling tax because the big guys make enough that it matters.
swampland.time.com
But if it makes such a piddling difference to their income, will the voters really care one way of the other?
www.stuff.co.nz
I'm not quite sure why she needs our piddling $50 million, especially when we've got a bunch of places that could use it.
www.theglobeandmail.com
We get buckets of plastic outrage about the most piddling privacy infringements.
www.odt.co.nz
Racial and ethnic minorities comprise a piddling -- yet record high - 13% of newsroom staff.
boingboing.net

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