: a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
frittered; frittering; fritters
1
: to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return
—usually used with away
2
: to break into small fragments
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Examples of fritter in a Sentence
Noun
she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup
Verb
quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Celebrity Cruises' 5-night Bahamas and Mexico Duration: Five nights
What to expect: Cruisers board the 2,218-passenger Celebrity Summit in Miami and head to Nassau, Bahamas, for a day of relaxing beaches, duty-free shopping, and dining on the local specialty, conch fritters.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
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Noun
The Cascade: Tuck into shareable, light fare like conch fritters, pork carnitas and avocado flatbread at this outdoor oasis at the iconic Biltmore Hotel’s pool.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
Celebrity Cruises' 5-night Bahamas and Mexico Duration: Five nights
What to expect: Cruisers board the 2,218-passenger Celebrity Summit in Miami and head to Nassau, Bahamas, for a day of relaxing beaches, duty-free shopping, and dining on the local specialty, conch fritters.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
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“Fritter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fritter. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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