fritter
noun
1. small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
verb
1. spend frivolously and unwisely
- Fritter away one's inheritance
Similar word(s): dissipate, fool, shoot
Definition categories: consumption, consume, squander, ware, waste
Sentences with fritter as a verb:
- I was supposed to do work, but I frittered around all afternoon.
- He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts.