frittering (away)

verb

present participle of fritter (away)
as in spending
to use up carelessly quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!

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  1. spending
  2. running through
  3. losing
  4. throwing away
Verb
  • Nowhere, however, is spending on corruption ads greater—or the volume louder—than in the Texas Senate race, between the state attorney general, Ken Paxton, and the state representative James Talarico.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Still, they’re specifically limited to spending on education.
    — Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of spending
Verb
  • There’s a warm hospitality to the service, and a local flavor running through each dish.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Johnson remains on the board, with her current term running through April 2029.
    — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of running through
Verb
  • Aside from briefly losing the seat for one term nearly a decade ago, Valadao has hung onto the seat.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • For this year’s show at Compton Verney, Cadogan has taken inspiration from British people who’ve written to her about losing beloved trees in their own gardens, or public spaces.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • Many butterfly and moth species lay pupae in leaf litter, so throwing away leaves each fall may be getting rid of these beneficial insects, too.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Advertisement For her, the environmental cost of throwing away food matters more than the bag used to save it.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of throwing away
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