as in to muck
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of piddle
And when the Adams character recovers her premarital creativity as an artist, Heller inadvertently trivializes her gallery show with a brief, piddling montage of making dead-animal taxidermy and painting Alex Katz–style portraits of her pregnant friends.
—
Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
And the company’s assets—its cars, their parts, and its intellectual property—may be too piddling to attract another firm to take up the mantle of service and repair.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 30 June 2024
Every other twenty-first-century geopolitical trend will look piddling by comparison.
—Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
In all of 2020 and 2021, the bonds paid 0.2% a year on average, giving Harry a piddling $6,000 annually.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for piddle
Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
And the company’s assets—its cars, their parts, and its intellectual property—may be too piddling to attract another firm to take up the mantle of service and repair.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 30 June 2024
Every other twenty-first-century geopolitical trend will look piddling by comparison.
—Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
In all of 2020 and 2021, the bonds paid 0.2% a year on average, giving Harry a piddling $6,000 annually.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for piddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piddle
Verb
-
There are other snafus: The calligraphy on the place-setting cards is unreadable, and someone described as an energy medium has tried to muck around with the dining room’s musty feng shui.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
-
Randle's bully ball and inattentive defense are mucking everything up.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Trade professionals and home improvement DIYers often buy heavy-duty handheld vacuums to clean job site messes like sawdust, drywall dust or wood shavings.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
-
That messed me up, that messed my friends up, messed my whole family up.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Fans were still bummed that he was reassigned to minor-league camp.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2025
-
For more on Nintendo Switch 2, check out our Switch 2 game wishlist and learn why we’ll be bummed if Switch 2 lacks these features.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
This should tell you everything about how trifling these lists are.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
-
The scorers of eight goals, while giving up a trifling one.—
Neal Rubin,
Detroit Free Press,
24 June 2024
Verb
-
The showers are expected to dawdle in the area before exiting by early afternoon, the National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
-
Now is not the time to dawdle, as certain entries on the list might still sell out by week’s end.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
-
Then, as if anyone was fooled, the talk show host pulled off his hat, wig and snap-on nose and lip piercings and Sheeran pulled of his wig to reveal his signature carrot top to shouts of joy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
The Bears will be prepared for the environment, but getting that Morgantown monkey off their back will take a lot more than imagined.—
Michael Haag,
Dallas News,
10 Oct. 2022
-
With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don’t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan.—
Valerie Demicheva and Flora Chang,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 July 2021
Verb
-
The Farm’s Cottages And Meals The results are rustic but refined, handsome and restful, created from broad beams of repurposed wood and black and white panels of palm trees with extremely comfortable beds and front decks for lazing.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
-
Without his glasses, Bear even mistakes Giraffe, lazing in a long, almost fully reclined deck chair, for a snake.—
Barney Saltzberg,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Piddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piddle. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share