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Meaning of 'fritter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fritter [ v. t.]
- A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.
- A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
- To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
- To break into small pieces or fragments.

Meaning of 'fritter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fritter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- spend frivolously and unwisely
Example in sentence:
  • Fritter away one's inheritance

Nearby Words:

friabiiity friable friar friarly friary friation fribble fribbler fribbling frible

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