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Definition of fritter verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fritter

verb
 
/ˈfrɪtə(r)/
 
/ˈfrɪtər/
Word Originverb early 18th cent.: based on obsolete fitter ‘break into fragments, shred’; perhaps related to German Fetzen ‘rag, scrap’.
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fritter
 
/ˈfrɪtə(r)/
 
/ˈfrɪtər/
he / she / it fritters
 
/ˈfrɪtəz/
 
/ˈfrɪtərz/
past simple frittered
 
/ˈfrɪtəd/
 
/ˈfrɪtərd/
past participle frittered
 
/ˈfrɪtəd/
 
/ˈfrɪtərd/
-ing form frittering
 
/ˈfrɪtərɪŋ/
 
/ˈfrɪtərɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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