Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Piddling /pĭd'-əl-ĭng/ · Pid·dling · IPA /ˈpɪdəlɪŋ/ 01 a. Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons and things. 1. Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons and things. “The ignoble hucksterage of piddling tithes.” — Milton.