I was supposed to do work, but I frittered around all afternoon.
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Fritter — Prinzipieller Aufbau Der Fritter (auch Kohärer … Deutsch Wikipedia
fritter — [ frite ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1765; de fritte ♦ Techn. Soumettre au frittage. P. p. adj. Verre fritté. Nickel fritté. friter (se) ou fritter (se) [ frite ] v. pron. <conjug. : 1> • 1985; p. ê. de frite fam. « coup » ♦ Fam … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fritter — Frit ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frittered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frittering}.] 1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. [1913 Webster] 2. To break into small pieces or fragments. [1913 Webster] Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fritter — Ⅰ. fritter [1] ► VERB (fritter away) ▪ waste (time, money, or energy) on trifling matters. ORIGIN from obsolete fitter «break into fragments». Ⅱ. fritter [2] ► NOUN ▪ a piece of fruit … English terms dictionary
Fritter — Frit ter, n. [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See {Far}, v. t.] 1. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fritter — Fritter, Empfangsapparat für drahtlose Telegraphie, s. Telegraphie (ohne Draht) … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Fritter — Fritter, Frittröhre, Teil des Empfangsapparates der Funkentelegraphie (s. Telegraphie ohne Draht) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
fritter — vb *waste, squander, dissipate, consume Analogous words: disperse, *scatter: dispense, *distribute: disburse, *spend, expend … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fritter — [v] waste away be wasteful with, blow*, cast away, consume, dally, diddle away, dissipate, frivol, go through*, idle, lavish, misspend, run through*, spend like water*, squander, throw away, trifle; concepts 156,341 Ant. hold, save, store … New thesaurus
fritter — fritter1 [frit′ər] n. [< ? OFr fraiture < L fractura: see FRACTURE] Rare a small piece; shred vt. [< FRITTER1 the n.] 1. Rare to break or tear into small pieces 2. to waste (money, time, etc.) bit by bit on petty things: usually with… … English World dictionary
Fritter — An apple fritter banana fritters … Wikipedia
