fribble
1 of 2verb
frib·ble ˈfri-bəl 
fribbled; fribbling ˈfri-b(ə-)liŋ
transitive verb
: to trifle or fool away
intransitive verb
1
: trifle
2
obsolete : dodder
fribble
2 of 2noun
: a frivolous person, thing, or idea
fribble adjective
Synonyms
Verb
- doodle
- fiddle (around)
- fool around
- goof (around)
- hang about [British]
- kick around
- mess around
- monkey (around)
- play
- potter (around)
- putter (around)
- trifle
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work
Word History
Etymology
Verb
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb
1633, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Noun
1664, in the meaning defined above
fribbling
verb
as in playing
to spend time in aimless activity somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- playing
- fooling around
- hanging about
- messing around
- kicking around
- doodling
- fiddling (around)
- puttering (around)
- goofing (around)
- pottering (around)
- monkeying (around)
- trifling
- horsing around
- lounging
- idling
- loafing
- hanging (around or out)
- dawdling
- dillydallying
- tinkering
- clowning (around)
- lolling
- diddling (with)
- dallying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- settling (down)
- setting (to)
- buckling (down)
- knuckling down