fritter
verb (used with object)
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed byaway ).
will fritter
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future tenseof fritter.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Frank will fritter and whine and cluck like a chicken.
From Time Magazine Archive
I fear he will fritter away his powers on a hundred different petty objects, and do nothing at last worthy of his abilities.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 10 by Maria Edgeworth
If you encourage the idea of only working when the fit of inspiration comes upon you—in plain words, only when you feel inclined—you will fritter life away without one solid thought or acquirement.
From Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Grace Aguilar
