pid·dle 
/ˈpɪdl̟/ verb
pid·dles; pid·dled; pid·dling /ˈpɪdl̟/ verb piddle around
[phrasal verb] chiefly US, informal : to waste time doing something that is not important or useful
▪ We should stop piddling around and get busy.
▪ We should stop piddling around and get busy.
piddle away [phrasal verb]
piddle (something) away or piddle away (something) chiefly US, informal : to waste (something, such as time, money, an opportunity, etc.)
▪ We piddled the whole morning away doing nothing. ▪ He piddled away his entire paycheck.
▪ We piddled the whole morning away doing nothing. ▪ He piddled away his entire paycheck.
