fritter
verb (used with object)
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed byaway ).
were 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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While other youths were frittering away in frivolous amusements the precious years of budding vigor which God had given them for useful preparation, this boy was patiently enriching his mind with information concerning turnips.
From Roughing It, Part 7. by Mark Twain
The patriots were frittering away their chances for lack of a leader, and Krumpen was waiting for the arrival of King Christiern.
From The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa by Paul Barron Watson
When other men all round me were frittering away their emotions in idle flirtations which did not touch their deeper natures, I was ...
From The Girl on the Boat by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
