Piggle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Piggle is a noun meaning (transitive) To dig or uproot; to scrape.
Meaning
(transitive) To dig or uproot; to scrape.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To toy or fiddle.
- To cause to worry, to make uncomfortable; niggle.
- To worry about minor points.
- (rare) A long-handled fork for mixing or digging.
Example Sentences
BUDD. Get up yourself, and shut up, too! You have piggled me enough, you old smooty-snoot!
But of what value is all that piggling, niggling, — you call the little thing piggling, niggling?
Banford, at the other end of the table, said not a word, but piggled with the sardine on her plate.
I took my revenge on th' round-house, for I piggled all th' plaster off o' the walls that I could […]
Word Forms
- piggles
- piggling
- piggled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fork, pigging, pickfork, piggin, pitchfork, pike.
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