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fritter
frit·ter 1 F0332400 (frĭt′ər)tr.v. frit·tered, frit·ter·ing, frit·ters 1. To reduce or squander little by little: frittered his inheritance away. See Synonyms at waste.2. To break, tear, or cut into bits; shred. [Probably from fritter, fragment, probably alteration of fitters, from fitter, to break into small pieces.]
frit·ter 2 F0332400 (frĭt′ər)n. A small cake made of batter, often containing fruit, vegetables, or fish, sautéed or deep-fried. [Middle English friture, from Old French, from Late Latin frīctūra, from Latin frīctus, past participle of frīgere, to roast, fry.]fritter (ˈfrɪtə) vb (tr) 1. (usually foll by away) to waste or squander: to fritter away time. 2. to break or tear into small pieces; shredna small piece; shred[C18: probably from obsolete fitter to break into small pieces, ultimately from Old English fitt a piece] ˈfritterer n
fritter (ˈfrɪtə) n (Cookery) a piece of food, such as apple or clam, that is dipped in batter and fried in deep fat[C14: from Old French friture, from Latin frictus fried, roasted, from frīgere to fry, parch]frit•ter1 (ˈfrɪt ər) v.t. 1. to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usu. fol. by away): to fritter away one's money. 2. to break or tear into small pieces or shreds. v.i. 3. to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often fol. by away): to watch one's fortune fritter away. 4. to separate or break into fragments: a plastic material having a tendency to fritter. n. 5. a small piece, fragment, or shred. [1720–30] frit′ter•er, n. frit•ter2 (ˈfrɪt ər) n. a small cake of fried batter, often containing corn, fruit, or other food. [1350–1400; Middle English friture, frytour < Old French friture < Late Latin frīctūra a frying = Latin frict(us), past participle of frīgere to fry1 + -ūra -ure] fritter Past participle: frittered Gerund: frittering
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I fritter | you fritter | he/she/it fritters | we fritter | you fritter | they fritter |
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I frittered | you frittered | he/she/it frittered | we frittered | you frittered | they frittered |
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I am frittering | you are frittering | he/she/it is frittering | we are frittering | you are frittering | they are frittering |
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I have frittered | you have frittered | he/she/it has frittered | we have frittered | you have frittered | they have frittered |
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I was frittering | you were frittering | he/she/it was frittering | we were frittering | you were frittering | they were frittering |
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I had frittered | you had frittered | he/she/it had frittered | we had frittered | you had frittered | they had frittered |
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I will fritter | you will fritter | he/she/it will fritter | we will fritter | you will fritter | they will fritter |
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I will have frittered | you will have frittered | he/she/it will have frittered | we will have frittered | you will have frittered | they will have frittered |
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I will be frittering | you will be frittering | he/she/it will be frittering | we will be frittering | you will be frittering | they will be frittering |
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I have been frittering | you have been frittering | he/she/it has been frittering | we have been frittering | you have been frittering | they have been frittering |
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I will have been frittering | you will have been frittering | he/she/it will have been frittering | we will have been frittering | you will have been frittering | they will have been frittering |
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I had been frittering | you had been frittering | he/she/it had been frittering | we had been frittering | you had been frittering | they had been frittering |
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I would fritter | you would fritter | he/she/it would fritter | we would fritter | you would fritter | they would fritter |
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I would have frittered | you would have frittered | he/she/it would have frittered | we would have frittered | you would have frittered | they would have frittered | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | fritter - small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetablesfriedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fatapple fritter - fritter containing sliced applecorn fritter - fritter containing corn or corn kernels | Verb | 1. | fritter - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"fool away, fritter away, frivol away, fool, dissipate, shootware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" | Translationsfritter (ˈfritə) verb (often with away) to throw away or waste gradually. He frittered (away) all his money on gambling. (一點一點地)浪費掉 (一点一点地)浪费掉 IdiomsSeefritter awayfritter Related to fritter: fritter batter, corn fritterSynonyms for fritternoun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetablesRelated Words- friedcake
- apple fritter
- corn fritter
verb spend frivolously and unwiselySynonyms- fool away
- fritter away
- frivol away
- fool
- dissipate
- shoot
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