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单词 fiddles away
释义

fiddle away

verb

fiddled away; fiddling away; fiddles away

transitive verb

: to fritter away
fiddling away the time

Synonyms

  • blow
  • dissipate
  • fritter (away)
  • lavish
  • lose
  • misspend
  • run through
  • spend
  • squander
  • throw away
  • trifle (away)
  • waste
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Example Sentences

fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined above

fiddles away

verb

present tense third-person singular of fiddle away
as in spends
to use up carelessly fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • spends
  • throws away
  • runs through
  • wastes
  • loses
  • plays ducks and drakes with
  • misspends
  • fritters (away)
  • trifles (away)
  • makes ducks and drakes of
  • lavishes
  • squanders
  • blows
  • dissipates
  • lays out
  • splurges
  • exhausts
  • consumes
  • depletes
  • overindulges
  • overspends
  • impoverishes
  • indulges
  • disburses
  • shoots
  • expends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • protects
  • conserves
  • preserves
  • saves
  • economizes
  • skimps
  • lays up
  • hoards
  • scrimps
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