WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pid•dle /ˈpɪdəl/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -dled, -dling. 
  1. to waste time;
    dawdle:just piddling around doing nothing.
  2. [Informal.]to urinate.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pid•dle  (pid′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling. 
v.i. 
  1. to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way;
    dawdle (often fol. by around):He wasted the day piddling around.
  2. [Informal.](esp. of children and pets) to urinate.

v.t. 
  1. to waste (time, money, etc.);
    fail to utilize (usually fol. by away).
  • origin, originally uncertain 1535–45
pid′dler, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
piddle /ˈpɪdəl/ vb
  1. (intransitive) informal to urinate
  2. when tr, often followed by away: to spend (one's time) aimlessly; fritter
Etymology: 16th Century: origin unknownˈpiddler n
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