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trifle away

/ˈtraɪ.fəl əˈweɪ/

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verb

/ˈtraɪ.fəl əˈweɪ/C2formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший фразовый глагол, означающий тратить или растрачивать что-либо, особенно время или деньги, на пустяки или легкомысленно.

An obsolete phrasal verb meaning to waste or squander something, especially time or money, in a trivial or frivolous manner.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Waste time or resourcesformalbritish

    To waste something, especially time or money, in a frivolous or unproductive manner.

    ruРастрачивать

    • He trifled away his entire inheritance on gambling.
    • She trifled away the afternoon watching television instead of studying.
    • Don't trifle away your opportunities by being lazy.

    Synonymsblowdissipatefritter awaymisspendmisusesquanderthrow awaywaste

    Antonymsconserveinvestpreservesaveutilize

Forms
  • trifled away past participle
  • trifled away past simple
  • trifling away present participle
  • trifles away third person singular

Base verbtrifle

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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