fritter

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

Translation

vt. sayangin; hiwain; tadtarin
n. maliit na piraso; mumo; pinirito na batter na may palaman
vi. bumaba; magkalat; sayangin
Word Forms
Third Person Singularfritters
Past Participlefrittered
Past Tensefrittered
Present Participlefrittering
Pluralfritters

Phrases & Collocations

apple fritter

apple fritter

banana fritter

banana fritter

crispy fritter

crispy fritter

fritter away

fritter away

Example Sentences

they become frittered into minute tatters.

nagiging sila'y nagiging maliliit na piraso.

to fritter your money

upang sayangin ang iyong pera

frittering away her entire allowance;

sinasayang niya ang buong allowance niya;

frittered his inheritance away.See Synonyms at waste

sinayang niya ang kanyang mana. Tingnan ang mga kasingkahulugan sa 'waste'.

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

Sana hindi namin nasayang ang pera nang ganoon kadali.

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

Sinayang niya ang pera na iniwan sa kanya ng kanyang ama.

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

Sinayang niya ang lahat ng kanyang pera sa mga damit at paglalakbay sa sinehan.

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