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1. (v.t.) fritter
to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usu. fol. by away):
to fritter away one's money.
2. fritter
to break or tear into small pieces or shreds.
3. (v.i.) fritter
to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often fol. by away):
to watch one's fortune fritter away.
4. fritter
to separate or break into fragments:
a plastic material having a tendency to fritter.
5. (n.) fritter
a small piece, fragment, or shred.
6. (n.) fritter
a small cake of fried batter, often containing corn, fruit, or other food.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME friture, frytour < OF friture < LL frīctūra a frying = L frict(us), ptp. of frīgere to fry1+-ūra -ure)
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1. (verb) fritter
small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
2. (verb) fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one's inheritance"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Fritter
a small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters
2. (verb) Fritter
a fragment; a shred; a small piece
3. (verb) Fritter
to cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying
4. (verb) Fritter
to break into small pieces or fragments
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Sense: (often with away ) to throw away or waste gradually
He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.
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 Afrikaans: verspil |
 Arabic: يُبَدِّدُ ماله، يُبَعْثِر |
 Bulgarian: пропилявам |
 Brazilian: desperdiçar |
 Czech: promarnit |
 German: verplempern |
 Danish: ødsle bort; klatte væk |
 Greek: κατασπαταλώ |
 Spanish: desperdiciar, malgastar |
 Estonian: ära kulutama, pillama |
 Farsi: تلف کردن |
 Finnish: haaskata |
 French: gaspiller |
 Hebrew: לְבַזבֵּז |
 Hindi: गंवाना |
 Croatian: rasprckati, potrošiti |
 Hungarian: elpazarol |
 Indonesian: membuang-buang |
 Icelandic: sóa smátt og smátt; bruðl |
 Italian: sciupare, sprecare |
 Japanese: 浪費する |
 Korean: 조금씩 낭비하다 |
 Lithuanian: (iš)eikvoti, (iš)švaistyt |
 Latvian: izšķiest |
 Malay: membuang-buang |
 Dutch: verspillen |
 Norwegian: sløse/ødsle/søle bort |
 Polish: (roz)trwonić |
 Persian: تلف کردن |
 Pashto: پربې اهميته شيانو باندى و |
 Portuguese: desperdiçar |
 Romanian: a risipi |
 Russian: транжирить |
 Slovak: premárniť |
 Slovenian: zapraviti |
 Serbian: straćiti |
 Swedish: slösa (kasta) bort |
 Thai: เสีย (เงินหรือเวลา) |
 Turkish: harcamak, israf etmek |
 Taiwanese: (一點一點地)浪費掉 |
 Ukrainian: розтринькувати |
 Urdu: ضائع کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phung phí |
 Chinese: （一点一点地）浪费掉 |
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