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fritter meaning in Tamil

வடை

/ˈfɹɪtə(ɹ)//ˈfɹɪtɚ/

fritter in Tamil: வடை, வாய்ப்புகளைக் கோட்டைவிடுதல், தவறவிடுதல். In English, fritter means synonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.

Tamil words for fritter

வடை, வாய்ப்புகளைக் கோட்டைவிடுதல், தவறவிடுதல்

English meaning of fritter

  1. noun Synonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.
  2. noun A dish made by coating various other foods in batter and frying or deep-frying them together, typically in small portions.
  3. noun A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
  4. verb To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

Full definition of fritter

fritter in a sentence

  • I was supposed to do work, but I frittered around all afternoon.
  • He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts.
  • It is quite possible to fritter one's life away in answer to the endless calls of others.

Synonyms of fritter

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Questions about fritter in Tamil

What is the meaning of fritter in Tamil?
Fritter in Tamil is வடை, வாய்ப்புகளைக் கோட்டைவிடுதல், தவறவிடுதல்.
fritter என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Fritter: வடை, வாய்ப்புகளைக் கோட்டைவிடுதல், தவறவிடுதல்.
What does fritter mean in English?
Fritter means synonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: fritter (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: fritter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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