PIDDLE ABOUT/AROUND

Meaning of PIDDLE ABOUT/AROUND in English

spend time in trifling activities.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PIDDLE — intransitive verb (~d; piddling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1545 dawdle , putter , urinate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIDDLE — ˈpid ə l intransitive verb ( piddled ; piddled ; piddling -d( ə )liŋ ; piddles ) Etymology: origin unknown …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIDDLE — (v. i.) To urinate; -- child's word.
Английский словарь Webster
PIDDLE — (v. i.) To be squeamishly nice about one's food.
Английский словарь Webster
PIDDLE — (v. i.) To deal in trifles; to concern one's self with trivial matters rather than with those that are important.
Английский словарь Webster
PIDDLE — ( v. i. ) To urinate; -- child's word.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIDDLE — ( v. i. ) To deal in trifles; to concern one's self with trivial matters rather than with those that …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIDDLE — ( v. i. ) To be squeamishly nice about one's food.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIDDLE — — piddler , n. /pid"l/ , v. , piddled, piddling . v.i. 1. to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIDDLE — v. do things carelessly, function in a disorganized manner; dawdle, waste time; deal in trifles; urinate, pee (term used by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PIDDLE — n. urine, liquid excrement (term used by children)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIDDLE — intransitive verb ( pid·dled ; pid·dling ˈpid-liŋ, ˈpi-d ə l-iŋ) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1545 1. : dawdle , putter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIDDLE — vi to be squeamishly nice about one's food. 2. piddle ·vi to urinate; child's word. 3. piddle ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
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Concise Oxford English vocab
PIDDLE — [pid.dle] vi pid.dled ; pid.dling [origin unknown] (1545) 1: dawdle, putter 2: urinate
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIDDLE — piddl|e BrE AmE ˈpɪd ə l ▷ piddl|ed d ▷ piddl|es z ▷ piddl|ing ‿ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIDDLE — pid ‧ dle /ˈpɪdl/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] informal to ↑ urinate piddle around phrasal verb to waste time doing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
PIDDLE — ( piddles, piddling, piddled) To piddle means to urinate. ( INFORMAL ) VERB
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIDDLE — (~s, piddling, ~d) To ~ means to urinate. (INFORMAL) VERB
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIDDLE — To make water: a childish expression; as, Mammy, I want to piddle. Piddling also means trifling, or doing any thing …
Slang English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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