fritter

[frit·ter]

A person who fritters chooses to spend their energy on things that are wasteful. You can fritter money, time, or energy, but once you've "frittered it away," you can't get it back!

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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.

Noun
small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables

Verb
spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance"


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.

v. t.
A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

v. t.
To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.

v. t.
To break into small pieces or fragments.


Fritter

Frit"ter , n. [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See Far, v. t.] 1. 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. 2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
And cut whole giants into fritters.
Corn fritter. See under Corn.

Fritter

Frit"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frittered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Frittering.] 1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. 2. To break into small pieces or fragments.
Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense.
To fritter away, to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to waste piecemeal; as, to fritter away time, strength, credit, etc.

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.

To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.

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Usage Examples

This is all you have. This is not a dry run. This is your life. If you want to fritter it away with your fears, then you will fritter it away, but you won't get it back later.

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