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Synonyms for piddle

26 synonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

pee wee wee-wee urinate peck nibble loiter widdle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Urinate

urinate, pee-pee informal, pee, make water, wee-wee, wee, puddle, take a leak informal, pass water, make, micturate formal, piss vulgar, spend a penny dated UK IE

2. Trifle

Other

nibble, loiter, widdle, peck, footle, tiddle UK, diddle

Noun

1. Urine

Other

Definitions

v. 1
(Often followed by about or around): to act or work ineffectually and wastefully.
v. 2
Synonym of nibble: to pick at or toy with one's food, to eat slowly or insubstantially.
As about seven seniors quietly eat meat patties, mashed potatoes and canned peaches, Newberry piddles with the food.
n. 1
Piss: urine.

Related words

Word family: piddlepants piddler piddling
Phrases: piddle away

Forms

Plural: piddles → urines, waters, dollies, doddles…
Past participle: piddled
e.g. piddled → urinated, pee-peed, peed, wee-weed…

Example sentences

pee Being a girl, Rima couldn't just pee on the woods.
wee We are on a small planet with wee countries on it.
urinate Do you feel the urge to urinate more frequently?
peck Don't touch the birds, they might fly away or peck.
nibble Can I have something to nibble on before dinner?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
piddle		rising
pee		rising
wee		rising
urinate		rising
peck		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: pee¹, wee¹
4 letters: make¹, piss¹, peck¹
5 letters: water², urine², dolly²
6 letters: puddle², trifle², wanton², nibble², loiter², diddle², widdle², doddle, footle, tiddle
7 letters: urinate³
9 letters: micturate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (water² = 2 syllables).