verb
- talked or acted in a trivial, foolish, or ineffective way
Usage: informal; past tense of piffle
Examples
- He piffled around the office all morning instead of working.
- She piffled about unimportant details during the meeting.
- The politician piffled through his speech without saying anything meaningful.
- Don’t piffle away your time on social media.
- The students piffled during the entire class period.
- He piffled with his phone while others discussed serious matters.