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fritter
1[ frit-er ]
/ ˈfrɪt ər /
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verb (used with object)
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
to break or tear into small pieces or shreds.
verb (used without object)
to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often followed by away): to watch one's fortune fritter away.
to separate or break into fragments: a plastic material having a tendency to fritter.
noun
a small piece, fragment, or shred.
OTHER WORDS FOR fritter
1 dissipate, frivol away, idle away.
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Origin of fritter
11720–30; earlier fitter, derivative of fit (Old English fitt) a part
OTHER WORDS FROM fritter
frit·ter·er, nounun·frit·tered, adjectiveWords nearby fritter
frith, frithstool, fritillaria, fritillary, frittata, fritter, fritter away, fritto misto, fritz, Friuli, Friulian
Other definitions for fritter (2 of 2)
fritter2
[ frit-er ]
/ ˈfrɪt ər /
noun
a small cake of batter, sometimes containing corn, fruit, clams, or some other ingredient, fried in deep fat or sautéed.
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British Dictionary definitions for fritter (1 of 2)
fritter1
/ (ˈfrɪtə) /
verb (tr)
(usually foll by away) to waste or squanderto fritter away time
to break or tear into small pieces; shred
noun
a small piece; shred
Derived forms of fritter
fritterer, nounWord Origin for fritter
C18: probably from obsolete fitter to break into small pieces, ultimately from Old English fitt a piece
British Dictionary definitions for fritter (2 of 2)
fritter2
/ (ˈfrɪtə) /
noun
a piece of food, such as apple or clam, that is dipped in batter and fried in deep fat
Word Origin for fritter
C14: from Old French friture, from Latin frictus fried, roasted, from frīgere to fry, parch
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