verb
- past tense of fribble; to waste time on trivial matters; to act in a frivolous or ineffectual way
Usage: archaic or literary; often used to describe someone who fidgets or dallies
Examples
- He fribbled away the afternoon instead of finishing his work.
- She fribbled with her pen while pretending to listen to the lecture.
- The committee fribbled over minor details rather than addressing the main issue.
- He fribbled about the house, accomplishing nothing of importance.
- They fribbled their time away on meaningless conversations.