Main Entry: ²fritter

Function: verb

Etymology: fritter, noun (fragment, shred)

Date: 1728

transitive verb 1 : to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return —usually used with away
2 : to break into small fragmentsintransitive verb : dissipate, dwindle

— frit·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun