fritter
verb (used with object)
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed byaway ).
frittering
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present participleof fritter.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“It’s not that we don’t have the money. It’s that we don’t like frittering it away.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
All he’s doing with this feral pawing for a message is frittering that away.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
Ray plainly resents Bankman-Fried for trying to blame the bankruptcy team for frittering away FTX’s value and his claim that he tried to help Ray restructure the company but was rebuffed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Hilda Burke, psychotherapist and author of The Phone Addiction Workbook, says there's now more widespread awareness about how much time people are "frittering" away on social media platforms.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2022
It is impossible even to get a machine to run without wasting energy, frittering some of its power into the universe as heat.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
