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frittering away

frittering away is the present participle and gerund of fritter away.

Meaning of fritter away

Verb

fritter away (third-person singular simple present fritters away, present participle frittering away, simple past and past participle frittered away)

  1. (transitive) To squander or waste.
    • Keep frittering money and resources away on such media for as long as you live or want.
    Synonyms:
    piss away, fribble
  2. (transitive) To decrease in an incremental way without hindrance.
    • “There is little need,” said the monk, with a meaning look, “to fritter away the time in gewgaws.”1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, “In which the Occurrence of the Accident mentioned in the last Chapter, affords an opportunity to a couple of Gentlemen to tell Stories against each...

Questions about frittering away

What is frittering away the present participle and gerund of?
Frittering away is the present participle and gerund of fritter away.

Words near frittering away in the dictionary

  1. frittered
  2. frittered away
  3. fritterer
  4. fritterers
  5. frittering
  6. frittering away
  7. fritterlike
  8. fritters
  9. fritters away
  10. frittersome
  11. fritterware

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