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(Entry 1 of 2)
to spend time in aimless activity
- somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work
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fribble
nounSynonyms of fribble (Entry 2 of 2)
as in piffle, nonsense
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for fribble
- bunk,
- claptrap,
- drivel,
- folly,
- fudge,
- hogwash,
- humbug,
- humbuggery,
- nonsense,
- piffle,
- rot,
- trash,
- trivia
- bit,
- crumb,
- dab,
- dram,
- lick,
- mite,
- ounce,
- particle,
- pinhead,
- scintilla,
- shred,
- smidgen
- (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge),
- soupçon,
- speck,
- spot,
- tad,
- touch,
- trace
- naught
- (also nought),
- nothingness,
- smoke,
- zero
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The first known use of fribble was in 1633
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