n.
Function: verb
Etymology: fritter, noun (fragment, shred)
Date: 1728
transitive verb
1 : to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return ― usually used with away
2 : to break into small fragments
intransitive verb : DISSIPATE , DWINDLE
– frit · ter · er \ -t ə r- ə r \ noun