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fritters

fritters is the plural of fritter.

fritters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fritter.

Meaning of fritter

Noun

fritter (plural fritters)

  1. Synonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.
    Synonyms:
    pancake
  2. A dish made by coating various other foods in batter and frying or deep-frying them together, typically in small portions.
  3. (figuratively, uncommon) A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
    • And cut whole giants into fritters.1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

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Questions about fritters

What is fritters the plural of?
Fritters is the plural of fritter.

Words near fritters in the dictionary

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

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