What does piddling mean?
Definitions for piddling
ˈpɪd lɪŋpid·dling
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Princeton's WordNet
fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivialadjective
(informal) small and of little importance
"a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
Wiktionary
piddlingadjective
Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
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piddling
Piddling is an adjective that generally refers to something considered insignificant, unimportant, trivial or small. It can also refer to wasting time on trivial matters. The term is often used in informal or colloquial language.
Webster Dictionary
Piddling
of Piddle
Piddlingadjective
trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons and things
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of piddling in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of piddling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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