fribble

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(frib′əl)

adjective

of little importance; trifling

Origin: < ?

noun

  1. a person who wastes time
  2. any trifling act or thought

intransitive verb fribbled, fribbling

to waste time; trifle

See fribble in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb frib·bled, frib·bling, frib·bles
verb, transitive
To waste (time, for example); fritter (something) away.
verb, intransitive
To waste time; trifle.
noun
  1. A frivolity; a trifle.
  2. A frivolous person.

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Origin: Origin unknown

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Related Forms:

  • fribˈbler noun

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