frit|ter

frit|ter
frit|ter1 «FRIHT uhr», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. to waste little by little: »

to fritter away one's savings. He frittered away both time and energy reading worthless books. The allies…frittered away precious time in…disputes (H. G. Wells).

2. to cut or tear into small pieces; break into fragments.
–v.i.
to waste or squander resources little by little: »

On the stocks, he'd frittered around…while they sank to seven bucks on each of his eighty shares (James T. Farrell).

–n.
a small piece; fragment.
[< Old French freture, fraiture < Latin frāctūra; see etym. undefracture (Cf.fracture)]
frit´ter|er, noun.
frit|ter2 «FRIHT uhr», noun.
a small cake of batter, containing fruit, meat, or other food, fried in fat: »

corn fritters.

[< Old French friture < Late Latin frīctūra, for frīxūra < Latin frīgere fry]

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  • fritter — I frit•ter [[t]ˈfrɪt ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usu. fol. by away): to fritter away one s money[/ex] 2) to break or tear into small pieces or shreds 3) to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often… …   From formal English to slang

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