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fritting away

fritting away is the present participle and gerund of frit away.

Meaning of frit away

Verb

frit away (third-person singular simple present frits away, present participle fritting away, simple past and past participle fritted away)

  1. (transitive) To fritter away.
    • the feelings must be fresh as well as matured; they must not have been fritted away by previous indulgence1832, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Eugene Aram

Questions about fritting away

What is fritting away the present participle and gerund of?
Fritting away is the present participle and gerund of frit away.

Words near fritting away in the dictionary

  1. fritters
  2. fritters away
  3. frittersome
  4. fritterware
  5. fritting
  6. fritting away
  7. Fritton
  8. Fritton and St Olaves
  9. fritts
  10. fritware
  11. fritwares

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