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Fribble

/ˈfɹɪbəl/

A trifling action.

📖 Definitions of "Fribble"

noun
  1. 1

    A trifling action.

  2. 2

    A trifler.

  3. 3

    A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.

verb
  1. 1

    To waste or fritter.

  2. 2

    To behave in a frivolous way.

  3. 3

    To totter.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of little or no importance, frivolous.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fribble"

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WordDefinition
pifflenounNonsense, foolish talk.
fritternounA dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.
triflenoun(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
fiddle awayverb(intransitive) To play the fiddle idly.
footlenounnonsense; foolishness.
swattleverb(British, Northern dialect) To splutter; to guzzle.
fanglenounSomething newly fashioned; a novelty, a new fancy.
friggleverb(rare, intransitive, UK dialectal) To fiddle, fumble, potter around.
fiddlefuckverb(US, Canada, vulgar slang) To waste time.
frivolnounAn unserious person; a shallow person.
fiddle aroundverb(intransitive, or transitive with "with") To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with).
feddlenoun(obsolete) Fiddle (musical instrument).
fiddle-faddlenounnonsense
fiddle aboutverbSynonym of fiddle around.
faff aboutverb(intransitive, chiefly UK) To waste time; to spend time idly.
faff aroundverbSynonym of faff about.
faddlenounTo fiddle (play aimlessly).
flutternounThe act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
footle awayverb(colloquial, transitive) To waste (time).
frobnoun(MIT, slang) Any small device or object (usually hand-sized) which can be manipulated.

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