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Riddled vs Piddled - What's the difference?

riddled | piddled |

As verbs the difference between riddled and piddled

is that riddled is (riddle) while piddled is (piddle).

As an adjective riddled

is damaged throughout by holes.

riddled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Damaged throughout by holes.
  • Having (something) spread throughout, as if by an infestation.
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  • The minister claimed that the old benefits system was riddled with abuse and fraud.
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  • They took a swig each from an old bottle of sherry and ate some stale digestive biscuits sealed in a tin in the mouse-riddled cupboards.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (riddle)

    • Anagrams

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    piddled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (piddle)

    • piddle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, euphemistic, slang) An act of urination.

    • Verb

  • (British, euphemistic, slang) To urinate.
  • To waste time; often used as a euphemism for piss'' and followed by ''away .
    • He piddled away three hours at the bus station waiting for Gabe to show up.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * piddling * piddly

    Related terms

    * widdle