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单词 fiddling away
释义

fiddle away

verb

fiddled away; fiddling away; fiddles away

transitive verb

: to fritter away
fiddling away the time

Synonyms

  • blow
  • dissipate
  • fritter (away)
  • lavish
  • lose
  • misspend
  • run through
  • spend
  • squander
  • throw away
  • trifle (away)
  • waste
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Example Sentences

fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined above

fiddling away

verb

present participle of fiddle away
as in spending
to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spending
  • running through
  • throwing away
  • losing
  • frittering (away)
  • playing ducks and drakes with
  • trifling (away)
  • making ducks and drakes of
  • wasting
  • lavishing
  • misspending
  • squandering
  • dissipating
  • blowing
  • laying out
  • consuming
  • splurging
  • exhausting
  • depleting
  • overspending
  • impoverishing
  • overindulging
  • disbursing
  • indulging
  • shooting
  • expending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conserving
  • protecting
  • preserving
  • saving
  • laying up
  • economizing
  • skimping
  • hoarding
  • scrimping
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