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fritter

The correct spelling is fritter.

How to pronounce fritter

/ˈfɹɪtə/
noun

IPA: /ˈfɹɪtə/

Say it like: Fri-tte-r

The correct spelling is fritter. A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter. For example: "He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts."

Usage Examples

He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.
  2. 2.A fragment; a shred; a small piece.

verb

  1. 1.(often with about, around, or away) To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.
  2. 2.To sinter.
  3. 3.To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.
  4. 4.To break into small pieces or fragments.

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