frittering

Meanings

• Act of wasting time or resources, often through petty distractions.

  - "He spent his afternoon frittering away at needless tasks."
  - "The company's profits plummeted due to employees frittering away their time on non-work activities."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with frittering
frighten , sighten , tighten , brighten , lighten , mighten , lightweight , fight weight , sightseer , frisbee , fritter , gitter , spitter , whitter

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Homophones

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1. fritter (no) :
   

2. fritter (en) :
   

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Variants

List of all variants of frittering that leads to same result
fritter , frittered , fritterer , fritterers , frittering , fritters , fritter away , frittered away , frittering away , fritters away

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Forms

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{"term"=>"frittering", "description"=>"The act of wasting time or resources, often through petty distractions.", "forms"=>[{"term"=>"verb", "description"=>"To engage in the act of wasting time or resources, often through petty distractions.", "examples"=>["He spent his afternoon frittering away at needless tasks.", "The students were told not to fritter away their time on non-academic activities."]}, {"term"=>"noun", "description"=>"The act of wasting time or resources, often through petty distractions.", "examples"=>["The company's profits plummeted due to employees' frittering.", "The student's academic performance suffered due to his excessive frittering."]}, {"term"=>"gerund", "description"=>"A form of a verb that functions as a noun and can be used to modify another noun or verb.", "examples"=>["The student's excessive frittering was detrimental to his academic performance.", "The company's profits suffered due to the employees' excessive frittering during work hours."]}]}

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Etymology

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Originated from the Middle English word 'friteren', which means 'to fry'. The current usage has evolved to signify the act of wasting time or resources, often through petty distractions.

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Related Concepts

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1. distraction: An object or activity that prevents one from giving full attention to something else.

2. procrastination: The act of delaying or postponing an action or task until the last minute, often due to lack of motivation or poor time management skills.

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Culture

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In English literature, the term 'frittering' has been used to describe the act of wasting time or resources, often through petty distractions. The term has also been used in art and music to convey a sense of aimless or wasted activity. In some cases, the term 'frittering' has been used in a more positive or humorous context to describe a leisurely or indulgent activity that is not necessarily wasteful or frivolous.

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