Synonyms for fritter away


Grammar : Verb
Spell : frit-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪt ər

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Définition of fritter away

Origin :
  • "whittle away," 1728, from fritters "fragment or shred," possibly from a noun sense, but this is not recorded as early as the verb; perhaps an alteration of 16c. fitters "fragments or pieces," perhaps ultimately from Old French fraiture "a breaking," from Latin fractura. Or perhaps from a Germanic source (cf. Middle High German vetze "clothes, rags").
  • verb waste
Example sentences :
  • But Delancy had no time to fritter away on niceties of etiquette.
  • Extract from : « Making People Happy » by Thompson Buchanan
  • The curse of the ranchers is that they fritter away their strength.
  • Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris
  • Shilly-shally, to trifle or fritter away time; to be irresolute.
  • Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
  • I'll smash that lute of yours to bits; you fritter away your working hours with it!
  • Extract from : « Such is Life » by Frank Wedekind
  • K—— used to fritter away his time on designs for old friends.
  • Extract from : « From Sea to Sea » by Rudyard Kipling
  • A teacher should not fritter away his attention on inattentive pupils.
  • Extract from : « Sunday-School Success » by Amos R. Wells
  • He resolved, therefore, to waste no time—to fritter away no energy in feeble dalliance with trouble; but to face her boldly.
  • Extract from : « Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2) » by Samuel Warren
  • The man who is to be the father of the future dukes must not be allowed to fritter away his time in obscurity.
  • Extract from : « Can You Forgive Her? » by Anthony Trollope
  • Want to stay in town over night and fritter away your money and the time the government pays for.
  • Extract from : « Found in the Philippines » by Charles King
  • She was evidently a strong-minded woman, and would not fritter away her valuable time for nothing.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 » by Various

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