fritter
verb (used with object)
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed byaway ).
have been frittering
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present perfect progressiveof fritter.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I have been frittering away my time for the last several weeks in a wearisome manner, partly idleness, and odds and ends, and sending ten thousand Barnacles out of the house all over the world.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin
