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fritter
frit·ter 1 F0332400 (frĭt′ər)tr.v. frit·tered, frit·ter·ing, frit·ters 1. To reduce or squander little by little: frittered his inheritance away. See Synonyms at waste.2. To break, tear, or cut into bits; shred.
[Probably from fritter, fragment, probably alteration of fitters, from fitter, to break into small pieces.]
frit·ter 2 F0332400 (frĭt′ər)n. A small cake made of batter, often containing fruit, vegetables, or fish, sautéed or deep-fried.
[Middle English friture, from Old French, from Late Latin frīctūra, from Latin frīctus, past participle of frīgere, to roast, fry.]fritter (ˈfrɪtə) vb (tr) 1. (usually foll by away) to waste or squander: to fritter away time. 2. to break or tear into small pieces; shredna small piece; shred[C18: probably from obsolete fitter to break into small pieces, ultimately from Old English fitt a piece] ˈfritterer n
fritter (ˈfrɪtə) n (Cookery) a piece of food, such as apple or clam, that is dipped in batter and fried in deep fat[C14: from Old French friture, from Latin frictus fried, roasted, from frīgere to fry, parch]frit•ter1 (ˈfrɪt ər)
v.t. 1. to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usu. fol. by away): to fritter away one's money. 2. to break or tear into small pieces or shreds. v.i. 3. to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often fol. by away): to watch one's fortune fritter away. 4. to separate or break into fragments: a plastic material having a tendency to fritter. n. 5. a small piece, fragment, or shred. [1720–30] frit′ter•er, n. frit•ter2 (ˈfrɪt ər)
n. a small cake of fried batter, often containing corn, fruit, or other food. [1350–1400; Middle English friture, frytour < Old French friture < Late Latin frīctūra a frying = Latin frict(us), past participle of frīgere to fry1 + -ūra -ure] fritter
Past participle: frittered
Gerund: frittering
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| I fritter | | you fritter | | he/she/it fritters | | we fritter | | you fritter | | they fritter |
| Preterite |
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| I frittered | | you frittered | | he/she/it frittered | | we frittered | | you frittered | | they frittered |
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| I am frittering | | you are frittering | | he/she/it is frittering | | we are frittering | | you are frittering | | they are frittering |
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| I have frittered | | you have frittered | | he/she/it has frittered | | we have frittered | | you have frittered | | they have frittered |
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| I was frittering | | you were frittering | | he/she/it was frittering | | we were frittering | | you were frittering | | they were frittering |
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| I had frittered | | you had frittered | | he/she/it had frittered | | we had frittered | | you had frittered | | they had frittered |
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| I will fritter | | you will fritter | | he/she/it will fritter | | we will fritter | | you will fritter | | they will fritter |
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| I will have frittered | | you will have frittered | | he/she/it will have frittered | | we will have frittered | | you will have frittered | | they will have frittered |
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| I will be frittering | | you will be frittering | | he/she/it will be frittering | | we will be frittering | | you will be frittering | | they will be frittering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been frittering | | you have been frittering | | he/she/it has been frittering | | we have been frittering | | you have been frittering | | they have been frittering |
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| I will have been frittering | | you will have been frittering | | he/she/it will have been frittering | | we will have been frittering | | you will have been frittering | | they will have been frittering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been frittering | | you had been frittering | | he/she/it had been frittering | | we had been frittering | | you had been frittering | | they had been frittering |
| Conditional |
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| I would fritter | | you would fritter | | he/she/it would fritter | | we would fritter | | you would fritter | | they would fritter |
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| I would have frittered | | you would have frittered | | he/she/it would have frittered | | we would have frittered | | you would have frittered | | they would have frittered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  fritter - small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetablesfriedcake - small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fatapple fritter - fritter containing sliced applecorn fritter - fritter containing corn or corn kernels | | Verb | 1. | fritter - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"fool away, fritter away, frivol away, fool, dissipate, shootware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" |
Translationsfritter (ˈfritə) verb (often with away) to throw away or waste gradually. He frittered (away) all his money on gambling. (一點一點地)浪費掉 （一点一点地）浪费掉 IdiomsSeefritter awayfritter
Related to fritter: fritter batter, corn fritterSynonyms for fritternoun small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetablesRelated Words- friedcake
- apple fritter
- corn fritter
verb spend frivolously and unwiselySynonyms- fool away
- fritter away
- frivol away
- fool
- dissipate
- shoot
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