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friv·ol
(frĭv′əl)intr.v. friv·oled, friv·ol·ing, friv·ols or friv·olled or friv·ol·ling
To behave frivolously.
[Back-formation from frivolous.]
friv′ol·er n.
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frivol
(ˈfrɪvəl)vb, -ols, -olling or -olled, -ols, -oling or -oled
1. (intr) to behave frivolously; trifle
2. (often foll by: away) to waste on frivolous pursuits
[C19: back formation from frivolous]
ˈfrivoller, ˈfrivoler n
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friv•ol
(ˈfrɪv əl)v. -oled, -ol•ing (esp. Brit.) -olled, -ol•ling.
v.i.
to behave frivolously; trifle.
[1865–70; back formation from frivolous]
friv′ol•er; esp. Brit., friv′ol•ler, n.
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frivol
Past participle: frivolled
Gerund: frivolling
| Imperative |
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| frivol |
| frivol |
| Present |
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| I frivol |
| you frivol |
| he/she/it frivols |
| we frivol |
| you frivol |
| they frivol |
| Preterite |
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| I frivolled |
| you frivolled |
| he/she/it frivolled |
| we frivolled |
| you frivolled |
| they frivolled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am frivolling |
| you are frivolling |
| he/she/it is frivolling |
| we are frivolling |
| you are frivolling |
| they are frivolling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have frivolled |
| you have frivolled |
| he/she/it has frivolled |
| we have frivolled |
| you have frivolled |
| they have frivolled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was frivolling |
| you were frivolling |
| he/she/it was frivolling |
| we were frivolling |
| you were frivolling |
| they were frivolling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had frivolled |
| you had frivolled |
| he/she/it had frivolled |
| we had frivolled |
| you had frivolled |
| they had frivolled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will frivol |
| you will frivol |
| he/she/it will frivol |
| we will frivol |
| you will frivol |
| they will frivol |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have frivolled |
| you will have frivolled |
| he/she/it will have frivolled |
| we will have frivolled |
| you will have frivolled |
| they will have frivolled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be frivolling |
| you will be frivolling |
| he/she/it will be frivolling |
| we will be frivolling |
| you will be frivolling |
| they will be frivolling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been frivolling |
| you have been frivolling |
| he/she/it has been frivolling |
| we have been frivolling |
| you have been frivolling |
| they have been frivolling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been frivolling |
| you will have been frivolling |
| he/she/it will have been frivolling |
| we will have been frivolling |
| you will have been frivolling |
| they will have been frivolling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been frivolling |
| you had been frivolling |
| he/she/it had been frivolling |
| we had been frivolling |
| you had been frivolling |
| they had been frivolling |
| Conditional |
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| I would frivol |
| you would frivol |
| he/she/it would frivol |
| we would frivol |
| you would frivol |
| they would frivol |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have frivolled |
| you would have frivolled |
| he/she/it would have frivolled |
| we would have frivolled |
| you would have frivolled |
| they would have frivolled |
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