fribbles 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of fribble

fribbles

2 of 2

noun

plural of fribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fribbles
Verb
  • In the film, Bajpayee plays the police officer while Jim Sarbh essays the role of the killer who goes by the fictional name Carl Bhojraj.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Soil moisture also plays a huge role, with the MSU Forestry Extension adding that ample precipitation is required for the most robust displays of color.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wandering through the all-but-empty dormitories today, visitors see the spaces marked by the vertical support poles, which once housed nests of bunks.
    Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Deputies then transported him back to his cell, where he was placed on the lower bunk.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Every four years, we are told that this is the most important election in history, which is a lot of errant nonsense.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This type of nonsense from [in-laws] is what wears on you over the years.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Asimov's original idea was to conceive a sound system by which humanity's foibles and follies could be traced and tracked over centuries.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • His style is Olympian on the surface, the ironic detachment of his pictures casting a cold, curious eye at humanity’s follies and derangements.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 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
Noun
  • Made from recyclable, all-weather polystyrene that is designed to last and never fade, the bench looks like real wood without the threat of rot and termites.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In their place is the attention economy, a dystopian marketplace of slop merchants, brain-rot peddlers, AI scrapyards, and extortionate big-box streaming services with junk on the shelves, all haggling for your time and money.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tropicana abandoned the glass of orange juice just six weeks after rolling it out and brought back the old orange-with-a-straw.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That's a very common federal firearm crime is making straw purchases.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • When the news first spread through the Burning Man rumor mill, the first reaction seemed to be confusion — rumors there are supposed to be about whether Daft Punk is playing at the trash fence or a major art piece burn has been rescheduled, not a grisly death.
    Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Fribbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fribbles. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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