fritter
🇺🇸
/ˈfrɪtər/
🇬🇧
/ˈfrɪtə(r)/
verb
R
To carelessly use up time, money, or resources on trivial things.
He frittered away his savings on unnecessary gadgets.
R
To cut food into small pieces for easier eating.
She frittered the pancake into bite-sized pieces for her child.
noun
R
A small, often sweet, food item that is deep-fried.
He enjoyed the apple fritters at the fair.
translation
To carelessly use up time, money, or resources on trivial things.; To cut food into small pieces for easier eating.
A small, often sweet, food item that is deep-fried.
Word Forms
3rd Present
fritters
Progressive
frittering
Past
frittered
Plural
fritters
Perfect
frittered