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How do you use Piddling in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like fiddling or trivial, plus the exact meaning.

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Piddling in a sentence

Piddling meaning

Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.

Synonyms of Piddling

fiddling trivial picayune petty piffling niggling little lilliputian footling unimportant

Related words

Other words often associated with Piddling or its synonyms:

small insignificant petite bantam midget tiny diminutive inconsequential subaltern meaningless bitty superficial

Using Piddling

  • The main meaning on this page is: Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
  • Useful related words include: fiddling, trivial, picayune, petty.

Context around Piddling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

considerations 1× puddle 1×

Sentence patterns with Piddling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be found piddling on it 1× i was piddling around with 1× like a piddling puddle 1× past such piddling considerations as 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but beyond the 1× still honduras makes 1×

Common sentence endings:

a piddling puddle 1× accidentally this photo 1× of our lives 1× piddling on it 1×

Words around Piddling

Just before it in the word index:

piddle 6 pidcock 19 pida 2 pid 39 pictus 4 picturisation 5

Just after it in the word index:

piddly 2 pide 4 pidf 6 pidge 3 pidgeon 11 pidgeot 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Piddling

  • In this selection, "piddling" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, considerations and puddle stand out and add context to how "piddling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be found piddling on it and i was piddling around with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "piddling" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with piddling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Still, Honduras makes the swamp in Washington look like a piddling puddle. (12 words)

While I was piddling around with my new phone I accidentally this photo. (13 words)

She was also a big fan of her tablet and could often be found piddling on it. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

But beyond the ratings, the show has become omnipresent, vaulting past such piddling considerations as whether it’s still any good (eh) and into the fabric of our lives. (29 words)

She was also a big fan of her tablet and could often be found piddling on it. (17 words)

While I was piddling around with my new phone I accidentally this photo. (13 words)

Example sentences (4)

She was also a big fan of her tablet and could often be found piddling on it.

But beyond the ratings, the show has become omnipresent, vaulting past such piddling considerations as whether it’s still any good (eh) and into the fabric of our lives.

Still, Honduras makes the swamp in Washington look like a piddling puddle.

While I was piddling around with my new phone I accidentally this photo.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "piddling" in a sentence?
An example: "She was also a big fan of her tablet and could often be found piddling on it." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "piddling" from authentic English texts.
What does "piddling" mean?
Piddling means: Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
What are synonyms of "piddling"?
Common synonyms of "piddling" include: fiddling, trivial, picayune, petty, piffling, niggling, little, lilliputian. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "piddling" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "piddling", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.