piffling

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From the verb piffle: (⇒ conjugate)
piffling is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pif•fling  (pifling),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of little worth;
    trifling;
    piddling:piffling efforts.
  • piffle + -ing2 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
piffling / ˈpɪflɪŋ/
  1. worthless, trivial
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pif•fle /ˈpɪfəl/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable][Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsnonsense.
pif•fling, adj. : mostly piffling, inconsequential chatter.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pif•fle  (pifəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -fled, -fling. [Informal.]
n. 
  1. Informal Termsnonsense, as trivial or senseless talk.

v.i. 
  1. Informal Termsto talk nonsense.
  • perh. akin to puff 1840–50


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