Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piggle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: pig-gle
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long-handled fork for mixing or digging.

verb

To dig or uproot; to scrape.

Transitive verb

verb

To toy or fiddle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to worry, to make uncomfortable; niggle.

verb

To worry about minor points.

Example Sentences

"A heap of it is then placed upon an inclined platform, under a small fall of water, and repeatedly stirred with a piggle and shovel […]"
"I took my revenge on th' round-house, for I piggled all th' plaster off o' the walls that I could […]"
"Then all nature was presently converted into an object for microscopic study, so that everything, whether near or far, must be piggled at and made clear to the utmost limit of human power."
"Banford, at the other end of the table, said not a word, but piggled with the sardine on her plate."
"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?"

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since the nineteenth century. Compare niggle, fiddle.

Usage

Inflected Forms

piggles (plural) piggles (present, singular) piggling (participle, present) piggled (participle, past) piggled (past)

Phrases

higgledy-piggledy

Frequently Paired Words

higgledy-piggledy

Questions

What does piggle mean?: A long-handled fork for mixing or digging.
Where does piggle come from?: Uncertain. Attested since the nineteenth century. Compare niggle, fiddle.

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