Today’s word of the day is ‘Fritter.‘ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] Fritter [/responsivevoice] [frit-er]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Does the word have a past tense? What is it?
Yes, the past form of the word is frittered.
1. Waste away
2. Throw away
3. Spend like water
4. Diddle away
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Ganvaana
2. Spanish – Buñuelo
3. French – Beignet
4. Mandarin – Yóutiáo
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. Do not fritter away strength in trifles; begin at once upon the duties which call for instant obedience.
2. They fear the worst, dread failure, dampen their own confidence, and therefore fritter away their own energy.
3. I repeat that you fritter away your talents and your opportunities upon this miserable task-work on a journal.
4. Do not fritter the money away on extravagance.
5. And let us not fritter away the truth by supposing this reconciliation to mean a change in the sinner’s heart to God.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
dissipate, lavish, misspend, squander, blow, consume, dally, frivol, idle, trifle, be wasteful with, cast away, diddle away, go through, run through, spend like water, throw away etc
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
hoard, save, hold, store etc.
Quotation:
One of the myths about Dad was that he was mean. That simply wasn’t true. I always found him generous to a fault but he wasn’t reckless with his money, which was rather rare in Hollywood. He’d grown up with nothing and he wasn’t about to fritter it all away.
Jennifer Grant
Social Example:
If I’d been consistently reckless; not heeded expert advice; not bothered to turn up to meetings; given my friends monies to fritter away on equipment that doesn’t work… I’d have been sacked. No need to resign.
— WJ (@wendihouse22) January 27, 2021
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