fribble 1 of 2

verb

ˈfri-bəl How to pronounce fribble (audio)
Definition of fribblenext
as in to play
to spend time in aimless activity somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work

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fribble

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noun

as in fudge

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fribble
  1. play
  2. fudge
  3. bunk
  4. fool around
  5. nonsense
  6. hang about
  7. rot
  8. claptrap
Verb
  • After launching with a preview performance in Pittsburgh on March 12, the upcoming North American tour will officially open March 15 in Austin, where the show plays in partnership with South by Southwest.
    Gordon Cox, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Osaka was better than Garcia, who was playing her first match after a three-month mental health break.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of play
Noun
  • The palate is smooth and silky, featuring toffee, fudge, dark chocolate, and candied fruit flavors with spice notes of cinnamon and nutmeg.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • There is also the Mt. Lemmon General Store and Gift Shop, known for its fudge and miscellaneous food and gift items.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of fudge
Noun
  • The Sycamore's true pièce de résistance, though, is its rear bunk room, which offers bed space for two while serving as a useful office space during daytime hours.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Photo : Molly Culver The primary bedroom Photo : Molly Culver There are six bedrooms, plus a couple of bunk rooms, each with a mix of antique and contemporary furnishings.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of bunk
Verb
  • Oklahoma fooled around with Houston long enough to escape with a narrow 16-12 win.
    Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2024
  • While the siblings have the habit of getting into troubles and to only use their creative skills to fool around, Michael sees in them a real talent.
    Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of fool around
Noun
  • That ain't the show, the show is the nonsense that's happening in between John Wick.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • By contrast, this rising international elite is creating something very different: a society in which superstition defeats reason and logic, transparency vanishes, and the nefarious actions of political leaders are obscured behind a cloud of nonsense and distraction.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of nonsense
Verb
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of hang about
Noun
  • Soft and Squishy Floors Soft and squishy floors can indicate rot and decay in the floor system, which could be caused by water damage, termite damage, or more. Solution: The best way to uncover the cause of your soft floors is to go under your house and inspect the floor system.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
  • To some, these new arrivals were symptoms of rot – parasites attaching themselves to a dying host.
    Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of rot
Noun
  • Many Red Sox fans have had it up to here with that building-for-the-future claptrap, so much so that expectations were scary low coming into the 2024 season.
    Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
  • Is there a remedy for claptrap like the BMJ article?
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
Definition of claptrap
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