fritter
Example Sentences
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Last time I went, we tried the Thai corn fritter which was really good and crispy.
From Los Angeles Times
I’d frittered away the better part of a week and now that dream of a mountain had just crumbled to dust.
From Literature
I clear my schedule and hole up in the library, only to fritter away hours doing everything but writing.
That’s just where they want to be heading into the NFC championship game at Seattle, where last month they frittered away a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter and wound up losing in overtime.
From Los Angeles Times
The meek Eagles sputtered and stalled, brainlessly frittering a time out that might have extended the game.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
