Frittering - English meaning

Frittering – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters.
Usage examples:
I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily
Synonims:
Squander Waste Misuse Misspend Spend unwisely Throw away Dissipate Make poor use of Overspend Spend like water Throw around like confetti Be prodigal with Be wastefully extravagant with Run t
verb
Divide (something) into small pieces.
Usage examples:
They become frittered into minute tatters

noun
A piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat that is coated in batter and deep-fried.
Usage examples:
Banana fritters

phrasal verb
To waste money, time, or an opportunity
Usage examples:
Retirees must plan how to fill their hours or they risk frittering the time away.

Frittering translation into English

Frittering: translate from English into Chinese

油炸, 分

Frittering: translate from English into Dutch

Frituren, Snipperen, Klein snijden

Frittering: translate from English into French

Frittage, Gaspiller, Perdre, Couper, Frotter, Se casser

Frittering: translate from English into German

Frittern, Verplempern, Vergeuden, Zerschneiden, Vertun, Zerstückeln

Frittering: translate from English into Hindi

पकना, व्यर्थ नष्ट करना, छोटें-छोटें तुकड़े करना

Frittering: translate from English into Italian

Frittura, Suddividere in frammenti, Sciupare

Frittering: translate from English into Korean

튀기다, 잘게 부수다, 쓸데없는 일에 쓰다, 쓸데없는 일에 낭비하다

Frittering: translate from English into Russian

Разбрасывание, Делить на мелкие части, Крошить, Растрачивать по мелочам

Frittering: translate from English into Spanish

Buñuelos, Malgastar, Desperdiciar a

Word origin

early 18th century: based on obsolete fitter ‘break into fragments, shred’; perhaps related to German Fetzen ‘rag, scrap’.

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Frittering – similar words

frittered

verb
Waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters.
Usage examples:
I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily

noun
A piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat that is coated in batter and deep-fried.
Usage examples:
Banana fritters

phrasal verb
To waste money, time, or an opportunity
Usage examples:
Retirees must plan how to fill their hours or they risk frittering the time away.

Frittered - all meanings in English

fritter

verb
Waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters.
Usage examples:
I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily

noun
A piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat that is coated in batter and deep-fried.
Usage examples:
Banana fritters

noun
Pieces of fried batter (= a mixture of flour, egg, and milk) usually containing fruit, vegetables, or meat
Usage examples:
Corn/potato/apple fritters

Fritter - all meanings in English

Frittering synonims

dissipate

verb
(with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear.
Usage examples:
The concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated

verb
To disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually
Usage examples:
[ t ] it took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the north sea.

Dissipate - all meanings in English

misspend

verb
Spend (one's time or money) foolishly, wrongly, or wastefully.
Usage examples:
He was forced to resign following accusations of misspending public funds

verb
To use time or money in a way that wastes it or is not wise
Usage examples:
We must stop public money being misspent in this way., being a good pool player is usually a sign o…

Misspend - all meanings in English

misuse

verb
Use (something) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose.
Usage examples:
He was found guilty of misusing public funds

noun
The wrong or improper use of something.
Usage examples:
Drugs of such potency that their misuse can have dire consequences

verb
To use something in an unsuitable way or in a way that was not intended
Usage examples:
She’s been accused of misusing federal funds to pay for her son’s private school expenses., [ c ] t…

Misuse - all meanings in English

overspend

verb
Spend more than the expected or allotted amount.
Usage examples:
They overspent on the project

noun
An act of overspending.
Usage examples:
We have serious concerns because we know that within the nhs new projects have been started, and wh…

Overspend - all meanings in English

squander

verb
Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Usage examples:
£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax

verb
To waste money, or to use something valuable that you have a limited amount of in a bad or foolish way
Usage examples:
Government should not squander the taxpayers’ money., don’t squander your opportunities when you ar…

verb
To waste large amounts of money or other resources
Usage examples:
Fifty-five percent of likely voters are convinced that much of the state's tax money is being squan…

Squander - all meanings in English

waste

verb
Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
Usage examples:
We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective
(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.
Usage examples:
Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun
An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
Usage examples:
It's a waste of time trying to argue with him

Waste - all meanings in English

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