: a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
frittered; frittering; fritters
1
: to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return
—usually used with away
2
: to break into small fragments
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Noun
she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup
Verb
quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!
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Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Black beans can be cooked and served as a side dish, topped with cilantro and a dollop of sour cream, in a taco, or made into fritters.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2024
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, party gal Wren is busy smoking, binge drinking and fighting at night, as well as frittering her days away behind the counter at a stationery store (the only clever aspect of her character, who is physically and emotionally stationary in life).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
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Noun
That includes many sumptuous cooking scenes, shot with all the care of Chef’s Table, in which Tita funnels her love into golden cream fritters and her devastation into pastel-pink icing.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Black beans can be cooked and served as a side dish, topped with cilantro and a dollop of sour cream, in a taco, or made into fritters.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Ravens extended their margin rather than fritter it away.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, party gal Wren is busy smoking, binge drinking and fighting at night, as well as frittering her days away behind the counter at a stationery store (the only clever aspect of her character, who is physically and emotionally stationary in life).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
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“Fritter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fritter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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