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[ UK /fɹˈɪtɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɹɪtɝ/ ]
VERB
  1. spend frivolously and unwisely
    Fritter away one's inheritance
NOUN
  1. 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
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