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lacking importance
- deciding what you want to do for a living is no trifling matter
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2
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
- trifling differences between the theatrical and DVD versions of the movie
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trifling
verb
present participle of trifle
Synonyms & Antonyms of trifling (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
- do not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you
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to spend time in aimless activity
- spent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch
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The first known use of trifling was in 1535
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