fritter

verb

/ˈfrɪtə(r)/

/ˈfrɪtər/

Word Originverb early 18th cent.: based on obsolete fitter ‘break into fragments, shred’; perhaps related to German Fetzen ‘rag, scrap’.

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they fritter	/ˈfrɪtə(r)/ /ˈfrɪtər/
he / she / it fritters	/ˈfrɪtəz/ /ˈfrɪtərz/
past simple frittered	/ˈfrɪtəd/ /ˈfrɪtərd/
past participle frittered	/ˈfrɪtəd/ /ˈfrɪtərd/
-ing form frittering	/ˈfrɪtərɪŋ/ /ˈfrɪtərɪŋ/

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noun

/ˈfrɪtə(r)/

/ˈfrɪtər/

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(usually in compounds通常构成复合词) a piece of fruit, meat or vegetable that is covered with batter and fried油炸馅饼Topics Foodc2
Word Originnoun late Middle English: from Old French friture, based on Latin frigere.