To pronounce "frittering", say FRITT-er-ing — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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FRITT-er-ing
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"frittering" has 3 syllables: fritt-er-ing. It rhymes with glittering and littering, if that helps it stick.
verb
“He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts.”
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"Frittering" has 3 syllables: fritt · er · ing.
Frittering: (often with about, around, or away) To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.
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