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fritter::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dissipate, fool, fool away, fritter away, frivol away, shoot |
| Type of | consume, ware, waste, squander |
fritter::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | friedcake |
| Has types | corn fritter, apple fritter |
Examples of fritter
fritter
Carefully drop tablespoon-size spoonfuls of the fritter batter into the hot oil.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Venture capitalists are reluctant to fritter money away, so have become stingier.
From the economist.com
Drop fritter mixture into the hot oil by tablespoons, being careful about spatter.
From the sacbee.com
Blueberry fritter topped with coconut was a welcome change of fritter fashion.
From the thenewstribune.com
He also left four times with the lead only to see the bullpen fritter it away.
From the jsonline.com
The apple dessert, for example, features a confit, a sorbet, a fritter and a soda.
From the bloomberg.com
I can just about accept the fritter recipe but chicken stir fry for breakfast?
From the guardian.co.uk
Will he fritter away his lead with one bad swing, like he did at No. 10 at Augusta?
From the post-gazette.com
Cook for 1-2 minutes, moving the fritter in the hot oil so it colours evenly.
From the independent.co.uk
- Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
- Small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
- A fritter is any kind of food coated in batter and deep fried. Although very similar to a doughnut it differs in the fact that it requires some base ingredient beyond the dough it is cooked with.
- A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter; To occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination
- (Fritters) Small cakes made with a primary ingredient, mixed with batter and fried, are found in many American cuisines. "Corn fritters" and "apple fritters" are well known. Fritters may use regular flour, cornmeal, or a mix. ...
- Any food coated with a batter or crumbs and deep-fried.
- Sweet or savoury food coated or mixed into batter, then deep-fried.
- (1) A small cake of fried batter sometimes containing fruit or other food. (2)Bits of blubber remaining after rendering, or trying; used as fuel for the rendering process on whale ships.
- Food that has been mixed with a batter and deep fried or sauteed. Fritters may be made with vegetables, fruit, or sometimes meat or shellfish.
