fritter
verb (used with object)
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed byaway ).
was frittering
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past progressiveof fritter.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Yet as the tensions built and the evidence against Richard Nixon accumulated, some of Ford's best friends began to worry that Jerry was frittering away political credits by making too many speeches.
From Time Magazine Archive
They did for a while, then began to complain that young Ramfis was frittering away their fief, and blustered home to stop him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile the bishop was frittering the morning away by a desultory attention to his correspondence, hoping each moment that Felicity would pass the open door of his study.
From The Mayor of Warwick by Herbert M. (Herbert Müller) Hopkins
With a bored air this prodigal was frittering away five-dollar notes on the colours, the columns, and the dozens: his ill success stupendous, his apparent indifference positively magnificent.
From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Arthur William Brown
It was evident I was frittering away my command, with no good result, so I looked at my tactics, and decided to hold a council of war.
From How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck
