intransitive verb
-·oled or -·olled, -·ol·ing or -·ol·lingInformal to waste time on frivolous things
Origin of frivol
back-formation from frivolousfrivol
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frivol
intransitive verb
friv·oled, friv·ol·ing, friv·ols, or friv·olled friv·ol·lingTo behave frivolously.
Origin of frivol
Back-formation from frivolousRelated Forms:
- friv′ol·er
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present frivols, present participle frivolling or frivoling, simple past and past participle frivolled or frivoled)
- (intransitive) To behave frivolously.
- (intransitive) To trifle.
Noun
See also: frívol(plural frivols)
- An unserious person; a shallow person.
- An idle diversion or pastime; a frivolity.
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