I. ˈfribəl verb
( fribbled ; fribbled ; fribbling -b(ə)liŋ ; fribbles )
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
1. : to act in a trifling or foolish manner : act frivolously
2. obsolete : totter , stammer , falter
transitive verb
: to trifle or fool away
II. noun
( -s )
: a frivolous person, thing, or idea : trifler
a man whom he pilloried as a fribble and a dilettante — Leonard Bacon
III. adjective
: frivolous , trifling
a fribble fellow who orders his dressing gown to match his sheets — Time