Antonyms for trifle away
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : trahy-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtraɪ fəl |
Definition of trifle away
Origin :- early 13c., trufle "false or idle tale," later "matter of little importance" (late 13c.), from Old French trufle "mockery," diminutive of truffe "deception," of uncertain origin.
- As in waste : verb spend or use without thought; dwindle
- As in fritter away : verb waste
- As in dissipate : verb expend, spend
- There are more cafes in Paris than one, at which to trifle away an idle hour.
- Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
- Fortunately for them and for me, I was not long permitted to trifle away my time.
- Extract from : « Frank Mildmay » by Captain Frederick Marryat
- He waved that trifle away; it must wait, for now there was business afoot.
- Extract from : « Phroso » by Anthony Hope
- You must teach, and not trifle away time in exhibiting fine thoughts or playing upon words.
- Extract from : « Congregationalism in the Court Suburb » by John Stoughton
- You succeed in nothing, sir; unstable as water, you trifle away all existence.
- Extract from : « International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 » by Various
- The philosophy of society is so practical that it is not allowed, even to a young Duke, absolutely to trifle away existence.
- Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
- One day a friend was urging his father to send James to school, and not allow him to trifle away his time at home.
- Extract from : « Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science » by J. Hamilton Fyfe
- We must do our own share in keeping away from the danger, and not trifle away the strength we ask for.
- Extract from : « More About Peggy » by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey
- Do not trifle away the holy day in vane pleasures, but live to the glory of God, and in the fear of your parents.
- Extract from : « Spinning-Wheel Stories » by Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms for trifle away
- atrophy
- be of no avail
- be wasteful with
- blow
- burn up
- consume
- corrode
- crumble
- debilitate
- decay
- decline
- decrease
- deplete
- diddle away
- disable
- disappear
- dissipate
- divert
- drain
- droop
- dump
- eat away
- ebb
- emaciate
- empty
- enfeeble
- exhaust
- fade
- fribble away
- fritter
- fritter away
- frivol away
- gamble away
- gnaw
- go to waste
- indulge oneself
- kiss goodbye
- lavish
- lose
- misapply
- misemploy
- misspend
- misuse
- perish
- pour down the drain
- run dry
- run through
- sap
- sink
- spend foolishly
- splurge
- squander
- thin
- throw away
- trifle away
- undermine
- use up
- wane
- waste
- wear
- wear out
- wilt
- wither
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