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fritters away

fritters away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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...

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What is fritters away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fritters away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fritter away.

Words near fritters away in the dictionary

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

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