"piddle away" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: piddles away [present, singular, third-person], piddling away [participle, present], piddled away [participle, past], piddled away [past]
Etymology: From piddle (“to act wastefully or ineffectually”), under influence from piss away. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} piddle away (third-person singular simple present piddles away, present participle piddling away, simple past and past participle piddled away)
  1. (transitive) To piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc. Tags: transitive Synonyms (waste time): waste time

Inflected forms

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    {
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    {
      "form": "piddled away",
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    {
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        ],
        [
          "money",
          "money"
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        "(transitive) To piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc."
      ],
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    }
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}
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
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        "participle",
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      "form": "piddled away",
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        [
          "money",
          "money"
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        "(transitive) To piss away: to waste or squander time, money, etc."
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}

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