- present participle of piddle.
piddling
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I don’t know about you, but I could not survive on a piddling $4 million per year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
It’s exciting as spectacle, but on the substance every element of the preceding sentence is piddling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Yet on a comparative basis, they are piddling.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
We loved her when she was open and raw, giving unflinchingly monologues on small stages she often ran onto, with piddling crowds she had to win over.
From Salon ● May 27, 2023
“Dragons don’t mess with your piddling free will. Pah! Listen to me, boy.”
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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