fritter

[US]/'frɪtə/
[UK]/'frɪtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. waste; finely cut; chop into pieces
n. small piece; crumb; deep-fried batter with filling
vi. decrease; disperse; waste
Word Forms
Third Person Singularfritters
Past Participlefrittered
Past Tensefrittered
Present Participlefrittering
Pluralfritters

Phrases & Collocations

apple fritter

banana fritter

crispy fritter

fritter away

Example Sentences

they become frittered into minute tatters.

to fritter your money

frittering away her entire allowance;

frittered his inheritance away.See Synonyms at waste

I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily.

He’s frittered away the money his father left him.

She fritters away all her money on clothes and trips to the cinema.

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