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piddling away

piddling away is the present participle and gerund of piddle away.

Meaning of piddle away

Verb

piddle away (third-person singular simple present piddles away, present participle piddling away, simple past and past participle piddled away)

  1. (transitive) To piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc.
    • He piddled away three hours at the bus station waiting for Gabe to show up.
    Synonyms:
    waste time

Questions about piddling away

What is piddling away the present participle and gerund of?
Piddling away is the present participle and gerund of piddle away.

Words near piddling away in the dictionary

  1. piddlesome
  2. Piddletrenthide
  3. piddlier
  4. piddliest
  5. piddling
  6. piddling away
  7. piddlingly
  8. piddly
  9. piddock
  10. piddocks
  11. Pidduck

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