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fritter1 verbfritter2 noun fritterfrit‧ter1 /ˈfrɪtə $ -ər/ verb   to waste something► waste to use time, money, food etc in a way that is not useful or sensible, or use more of something than is necessary: · I wasted 40 minutes waiting for a bus this morning.· Don't leave the light on - you're wasting electricity.· The school kitchen wastes an awful lot of food. waste money/time on something: · Bill wastes all his money on beer and cigarettes.· Let's not waste any more time on this. ► wasted something that is wasted is not used in a sensible way, or does not produce a useful result: · I felt as if my education had been wasted when I couldn't get a job.a wasted trip/journey: · I'm sorry, you've had a wasted trip. Mr Newton isn't here at the moment.wasted life/years: · She thought back over the past four years - four wasted years married to a man who almost destroyed her.a wasted opportunity: · The government could have dealt with the problem there and then. It was a wasted opportunity. ► go to waste if something goes to waste or if you let something go to waste , it is wasted because it is not used: · Local produce often goes to waste because people prefer to buy imported food.· If no one else wants this, I'll eat it -- I hate to see good food go to waste.· We can't let all our hard work go to waste. ► squander to waste something valuable by using it in a stupid way that brings no useful results: · His family felt he had squandered his musical talent.squander a chance/opportunity: · England squandered a golden opportunity to score, seconds before the final whistle.squander away something: · Howard was a terrible gambler, and had squandered away the family fortune. ► fritter away to waste something such as time or money in a silly way by using small amounts of it on things you do not need: fritter away something: · So many students seem to fritter away their time at college.fritter something away: · Michelle had frittered her inheritance away on extravagant parties and fancy clothes. ► dissipate formal to gradually waste something such as money or energy by trying to do a lot of different and often unnecessary things: · She had dissipated her fortune by the time she was twenty-five. ► money down the drain money that is wasted: be money down the drain: · Buying nice clothes for you was just money down the drain. All you ever wear are jeans and T-shirts.throw money down the drain: · The government is throwing tax payers' money down the drain. fritter something ↔ away phrasal verb to waste time, money, or effort on something small or unimportantfritter away on He frittered away a fortune on fast cars and gambling.fritter1 verbfritter2 noun fritterfritter2 noun [countable] fritter2Origin: 1300-1400 French friture, from Latin frigere; ➔ FRY1 - Oil foamed around the islands of fritters, heat escaped through their centers to the pimpled surface.
- These fritters are especially delicious with stewed prunes with orange juice as an accompaniment, if desired.
- They can also be prepared in eggy fritters.
- This is an updated version of the recipe for Passover fritters passed down in her family.
- Turn fritters constantly and cook for approximately 5 minutes.
- Using a fish slice, transfer the cooked fritters to paper towels to drain.
► apple/corn/banana etc fritter a thin piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat covered with a mixture of eggs and flour and cooked in hot fatapple/corn/banana etc fritter |