noun
- small pieces of food coated in batter and deep-fried
verb
- to waste time, money, or energy on trivial things
Usage: often used with ‘away’
Examples
- The apple fritters at the bakery are delicious.
- She ordered corn fritters as an appetizer.
- He fritters away his allowance on video games.
- Don’t fritter your time on social media when you should be studying.
- The restaurant serves banana fritters for dessert.
- She tends to fritter away her savings on unnecessary purchases.
- The county fair had the best zucchini fritters I’ve ever tasted.