piddling

Questions about piddling

What does piddling mean?

piddling means "(informal) small and of little importance".

How many syllables are in piddling?

piddling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈpɪdəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for piddling?

Close synonyms include fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is piddling a common word?

piddling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.