fritter
verb (used with object)
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed byaway ).
is frittering
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present progressiveof fritter (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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All he’s doing with this feral pawing for a message is frittering that away.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
These are my fifteen thousand francs that she is frittering away now.
From The Widow Lerouge by Émile Gaboriau
