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

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

The countdown clock is ticking, and both Lestat the vampire and Lestat the TV season are frittering away their last moments on restating the facts. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026

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