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Definition of fribble in English: fribblenoun ˈfrɪb(ə)lˈfrɪbəl informal 1A frivolous or foolish person. he grew up regarding his classmates as a bunch of brainless fribbles Example sentencesExamples - What quantities of fribbles, paupers, invalids, epicures, antiquaries, politicians, thieves, and triflers of both sexes, might be advantageously spared!
- 1.1 A thing of no great importance.
to us a little fire was a fribble, a trifling obstacle Example sentencesExamples - Let's include those stock matchbooks in this category, along with all those other fribbles and trifles similarly found.
Origin Mid 17th century: symbolic, from the earlier (now obsolete) verb meaning 'stammer', also 'act aimlessly or frivolously'. Rhymes dibble, dribble, Gribble, kibble, nibble, quibble, scribble Definition of fribble in US English: fribblenounˈfrɪbəlˈfribəl informal 1A frivolous or foolish person. Example sentencesExamples - What quantities of fribbles, paupers, invalids, epicures, antiquaries, politicians, thieves, and triflers of both sexes, might be advantageously spared!
- 1.1 A thing of no great importance.
Example sentencesExamples - Let's include those stock matchbooks in this category, along with all those other fribbles and trifles similarly found.
verbˈfrɪbəlˈfribəl [with object]dated Part with lightly and wastefully; fritter. it is no longer respectable to fribble the days away in idle pleasure
Origin Mid 17th century: symbolic, from the earlier (now obsolete) verb meaning ‘stammer’, also ‘act aimlessly or frivolously’. |