fritter away

verb

frittered away; frittering away; fritters away

: to spend or use up (something) in a slow and usually foolish way

He frittered the afternoon away.

He frittered away his fortune on gambling.

Examples of fritter away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Bills, meanwhile, frittered away a chance to widen their division lead, losing for the first time under coach Joe Brady and first time at their new Highmark Stadium. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Jentleson heaps blame on Democratic professionals and activists for frittering away the Obama coalition that scored three hundred and sixty-five electoral votes in 2008 and managed sixty Senate seats the next year. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

No chance was bigger than in the 11th inning when the Twins rallied to tie the score at 6-6 on a Luke Keaschall single and then frittered away an opportunity with runners on the corners and one out. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Fisher and Day can’t even secure jobs, stuck literally and metaphorically frittering away their youth in the back seat. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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