piddled; piddling
ˈpid-liŋ 
ˈpi-dᵊl-iŋ
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What may be massive to one person may be piddling to another.
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Brenda Looper, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
That big drop would cut your total return to a piddling 12% or roughly 2% a year.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
Limiting fast-break points has been a factor: Oklahoma City averaged a whopping 17.2 fast-break points per game in the previous two rounds against Denver and Minnesota, but the Thunder have averaged a piddling 8.4 thus far in the finals.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 June 2025
The warm-up supercar was the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which makes a piddling 518 hp but is revered as one of the best pound-for-pound driver’s cars in the world.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
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Brenda Looper, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
That big drop would cut your total return to a piddling 12% or roughly 2% a year.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
Limiting fast-break points has been a factor: Oklahoma City averaged a whopping 17.2 fast-break points per game in the previous two rounds against Denver and Minnesota, but the Thunder have averaged a piddling 8.4 thus far in the finals.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 June 2025
The warm-up supercar was the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which makes a piddling 518 hp but is revered as one of the best pound-for-pound driver’s cars in the world.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Piddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piddle. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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