fribble
(redirected from fribbles)frib·ble
(frĭb′əl)v. frib·bled, frib·bling, frib·bles
v.tr.
To waste (time, for example); fritter (something) away.
v.intr.
To waste time.
n.
1. A trifle; a frivolity.
2. A frivolous person.
[Origin unknown.]
frib′bler n.
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fribble
(ˈfrɪbəl)vb
1. (tr) to fritter away; waste
2. (intr) to act frivolously; trifle
n
a wasteful or frivolous person or action
adj
frivolous; trifling
[C17: of unknown origin]
ˈfribbler n
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frib•ble
(ˈfrɪb əl)v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.
1. to act in a frivolous manner.
v.t. 2. to waste foolishly (often fol. by away).
n. 3. a frivolous person or thing.
[1620–30]
frib′bler, n.
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fribble
Past participle: fribbled
Gerund: fribbling
| Imperative |
|---|
| fribble |
| fribble |
| Present |
|---|
| I fribble |
| you fribble |
| he/she/it fribbles |
| we fribble |
| you fribble |
| they fribble |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I fribbled |
| you fribbled |
| he/she/it fribbled |
| we fribbled |
| you fribbled |
| they fribbled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am fribbling |
| you are fribbling |
| he/she/it is fribbling |
| we are fribbling |
| you are fribbling |
| they are fribbling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have fribbled |
| you have fribbled |
| he/she/it has fribbled |
| we have fribbled |
| you have fribbled |
| they have fribbled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was fribbling |
| you were fribbling |
| he/she/it was fribbling |
| we were fribbling |
| you were fribbling |
| they were fribbling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had fribbled |
| you had fribbled |
| he/she/it had fribbled |
| we had fribbled |
| you had fribbled |
| they had fribbled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will fribble |
| you will fribble |
| he/she/it will fribble |
| we will fribble |
| you will fribble |
| they will fribble |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have fribbled |
| you will have fribbled |
| he/she/it will have fribbled |
| we will have fribbled |
| you will have fribbled |
| they will have fribbled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be fribbling |
| you will be fribbling |
| he/she/it will be fribbling |
| we will be fribbling |
| you will be fribbling |
| they will be fribbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been fribbling |
| you have been fribbling |
| he/she/it has been fribbling |
| we have been fribbling |
| you have been fribbling |
| they have been fribbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been fribbling |
| you will have been fribbling |
| he/she/it will have been fribbling |
| we will have been fribbling |
| you will have been fribbling |
| they will have been fribbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been fribbling |
| you had been fribbling |
| he/she/it had been fribbling |
| we had been fribbling |
| you had been fribbling |
| they had been fribbling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would fribble |
| you would fribble |
| he/she/it would fribble |
| we would fribble |
| you would fribble |
| they would fribble |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have fribbled |
| you would have fribbled |
| he/she/it would have fribbled |
| we would have fribbled |
| you would have fribbled |
| they would have fribbled |
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