verb
- to act in a frivolous or trifling manner; to waste time on trivial matters
Usage: somewhat archaic
noun
- a frivolous or trifling person; someone who wastes time on unimportant things
Usage: somewhat archaic
Examples
- Stop fribbling around and get to work on your assignment.
- She tends to fribble with her hair when she’s nervous.
- Don’t be such a fribble when there’s important work to be done.
- He’s nothing but a fribble who can’t focus on serious matters.
- The teacher told the students to stop fribbling and pay attention.
- Her reputation as a fribble made it hard for others to take her seriously.