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verb

Definition of fribblesnext
present tense third-person singular of fribble
as in plays
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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fribbles

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noun

plural of fribble
as in two bits

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fribbles
  1. bunk
  2. nonsense
  3. claptrap
  4. rot
  5. straw
  6. trash
  7. drivel
Noun
  • In addition to the full-beam primary, belowdecks are two spacious ensuite cabins in each hull, with a bonus room for twin bunks or storage.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Sandy wisely asks Aesha to change the bunk assignments so Bri and Ellie don’t share a cabin.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024
Definition of bunk
Noun
  • The art world, like the artwork itself, exists in a delicate balance of elitism and absurdity, meaning and nonsense.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The basic idea here is that Vince Vaughn is doing his mid-aughts-dirtbag Vince Vaughn thing but on Christmas — a premise that’s laid on a foundation of plausible-sounding nonsense.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of nonsense
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
Noun
  • In addition to 'brain rot,' the following five words were found by Oxford University Press experts to have gained a spike in usage and prominence this year.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Unfortunately for Ortberg, the rot goes back well over a decade.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of rot
Noun
  • Hadid styled her Western look with a beige straw hat and a cowgirl belt buckle.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Below him, in the courtyard, a gardener wearing a straw hat and a long skirt was spraying and snipping at the climbers.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of straw
Noun
  • The split resulted in viral photos of Affleck's brother, Casey, tossing a giant cardboard cutout of de Armas in the trash.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Krupin spent about $1,000 on initial supplies — a children’s gardening rake, trash bags, gloves, a dust pan and disinfectant — as well as an LLC, business insurance, a website domain, a cargo trailer and hitch for her car.
    Morgan Smith, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of trash
Noun
  • Any real feelings on their albums are quickly overrun by generic, formulaic drivel.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Works like that one tend to be seen as religious experiences or spiritualist drivel.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of drivel
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