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Fritter
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friter
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Simple meaning
What does Fritter mean?
Fried battered food or to waste gradually.
Dictionary definition
A small piece of food fried in batter; also to waste time or money little by little.
Example sentences
Fritter in a sentence
easy
She ate an apple fritter.
medium
Do not fritter away the afternoon.
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Fritter can be a food word or a verb meaning waste small amounts over time.
Synonyms
Words like Fritter
fried cakeA small battered and fried food.
foodRelated word that supports the meaning of fritter.
Antonyms
Opposite words
saveKeep for later use.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to fritter, depending on context.
Word family
Fritter word family
Base word
fritter
noun
fritters
More than one fritter.
verb
frittered
Past or related form of fritter.
verb
frittering
Action form of fritter.
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Practice 1
What does fritter mean?
Fritter means fried battered food or to waste gradually.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to fritter?
Fried Cake is close in meaning to fritter in the right context.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of fritter?
Save contrasts with fritter.
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