Frittered - 2 dictionary results
frit⋅ter
1 [frit-er]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually fol. by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon. |
| 2. | to break or tear into small pieces or shreds. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often fol. by away): to watch one's fortune fritter away. |
| 4. | to separate or break into fragments: a plastic material having a tendency to fritter. |
–noun
| 5. | a small piece, fragment, or shred. |
Origin:
1720–30; earlier fitter, deriv. of fit (OE fitt) a part
1720–30; earlier fitter, deriv. of fit (OE fitt) a part

Related forms:
frit⋅ter⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. dissipate, frivol away, idle away.
1. dissipate, frivol away, idle away.
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frit·ter 1 (frĭt'ər) tr.v. frit·tered, frit·ter·ing, frit·ters
[Probably from fritter, fragment, probably alteration of fitters, from fitter, to break into small pieces.] |
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