What does fribble mean?
Definitions for fribble
ˈfrɪb əlfrib·ble
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fribblenoun
A trifling action.
fribblenoun
A trifler.
fribbleverb
To waste or fritter.
fribbleverb
To behave in a frivolous way.
fribbleverb
To totter.
fribbleadjective
of no or little importance, frivolous.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To FRIBBLEverb
To trifle.
Though cheats, yet more intelligible
Than those that with the stars do fribble. Hudibras, p. ii.
Webster Dictionary
Fribblenoun
a frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop
Fribbleverb
to act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously
Fribbleverb
to totter
Etymology: [Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E. frippery.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fribble
frib′l, v.i. to trifle.—n. a trifler.—ns. Fribb′ledom; Fribb′leism; Fribb′ler.—adj. Fribb′lish, trifling. [Onomatopœic; prob. influenced by frivol.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fribble in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fribble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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