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noun

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Recent Examples of fribble
Verb
And then Jimmy and his mom go to Friendly’s for dinner and ice cream, and Jimmy tries to convince his mom that a fribble is dinner. Gary Gramling, SI.com, 7 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fribble
Verb
  • Still, that isn’t a factor when considering how hard and inspired the Broncos played in front of a ninth straight sellout crowd at Albertsons Stadium.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Though his interests were that of a pretty typical child — computing and gaming, playing the saxophone, enjoying soccer and time with his pets — he was also known for his acts of kindness and generosity.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This fudge-y, brownie-like pie is proof that simple sweets can hold their own on any sideboard.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Ballotin Chocolate Whiskey has earned a reputation as approachable and sweet, often described as tasting like chocolate fudge layered with vanilla and oak.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Deep Submergence Lab, to come out of the ship’s bunk and see for himself.
    David Chiu, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Castellanos also ranks at the bottome or near it in several defensive metrics — though some critics say defensive metrics are a bunch of bunk.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Those have come from two players: Adrian Morejon of the San Diego Padres, who throws an odd knuckleball-changeup hybrid about 1 percent of the time, and Jonah Bride of the Minnesota Twins, an infielder fooling around with the knuckler in blowouts.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • This smacks of fake tough guy nonsense.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And then a lot of nonsense, which comes with the script.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sizes Tablecloths should hang about 8-16 inches on each side for formal dining and about 3-6 inches on each side for casual dining.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Some cursory research warned me of the dangers of blossom end rot and regular rot—two common conundrums when cultivating vining plants that grow on the ground.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The science-fiction novelist Bruce Sterling recently encountered Italian-brain-rot figurines for sale on the island of Mallorca in blind boxes just like Labubus.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This is Spielberg at his most pure and sensational, an undiluted cinematic experience that lacks any of his sentimental claptrap and steers clear of his tendency for multiple endings.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • Third, despite Trump’s claptrap, plenty of fresh delta water is being pumped south to fill fire hydrants and the tanks of firefighting aircraft.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Fribble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fribble. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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