[
UK
/fɹˈɪtɐ/
]
[ US /ˈfɹɪtɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɹɪtɝ/ ]
VERB
-
spend frivolously and unwisely
Fritter away one's inheritance
NOUN
- small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
How To Use fritter In A Sentence
- The little dark-brown, doughnut-shaped fritters tasted a whole lot like Indian pakoras, and indeed came with a dish of raita for dipping.
- We spent them and traded them and frittered them away on drink and food and pleasurable company.
- And mashed banana with sugar and milk, and banana custard, banana milk shake and banana fritters. Times, Sunday Times
- The cash was frittered in duff property deals, paying off debts and treating her family. The Sun
- It's not my or any working man's fault that the tax collected has been frittered away on other things. The Sun
- As a swarm of new dot-com brands try to buy their way to brand recognition, clutter makes it difficult to break out, and it's easy to fritter away advertising dollars.
- Fritter should turn golden brown but not burn.
- Much of it is frittered away here and there, and you may not even really realize how much is spent that way.
- However, when I lived in Texas, I did enjoy frittered okra as long as it was cut in small pieces and very crispy. Spicy pickled okra | Homesick Texan
- I think she just frittered the money away. The Sun