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fritter

UK
/ˈfrɪtə/
US
/ˈfrɪtɚ/

Translations

fritteradjective
Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g., "fritter batter".
fritternoun
fritters
pl
UK
/ˈfrɪtə/
US
/ˈfrɪtɚ/
I had an apple fritter for breakfast.
Я съел яблочную оладью на завтрак.
The restaurant is famous for its corn fritters.
Ресторан славится своими кукурузными фриттерами.
Additional translations
лепёшка
пирожок
Synonyms
fritters
frittercake
fritter batter
pancake
fritterverb
frittered
Past Simple
frittered
Past Participle
frittering
Gerund
UK
/ˈfrɪtə/
US
/ˈfrɪtər/
He tends to fritter away his time on video games.
Он склонен растрачивать своё время на видеоигры.
Additional translations
распылять
свести на нет
Synonyms
squander
throw away
spend
dissipate
waste

Definitions

fritteradjective
Relating to or resembling a fritter; made with fritters.
She prepared a fritter batter for the festival.
fritternoun
A small piece of food that has been coated in batter and deep-fried.
She ordered a plate of apple fritters for dessert.
A small fragment or shred; a piece broken off from a larger whole.
Only a fritter of the original manuscript has survived.
fritterverb
To waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters.
He tends to fritter away his weekends playing video games instead of doing something productive.
To break or tear into small pieces.
The old document began to fritter as she tried to unfold it.
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