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noun

Definition of triflesnext
plural of trifle
as in trivialities
something of little importance let us not speak of trifles when our nation may be going to war

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trifles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of trifle
1
as in flirts
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun do not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you

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2
as in plays
to spend time in aimless activity spent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch

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  1. flirts
  2. smoke
  3. small beer
Verb
  • In addition, Fiyero flirts with both men and women in the movie adaptation.
    Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • On a record that flirts with both no wave dissonance and SoundCloud rap production, Gordon has once again reshaped the rock landscape.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of flirts
Noun
  • Outdoor air is often suffused with formaldehyde gas from cars, smoke, factories, and oil and gas extraction, sometimes at worrying levels that are predicted to worsen with climate change.
    Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This torch is strong, which helps push the smoke down.
    Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of smoke
Noun
  • That covers even things like withholding taxes and the administration of those, which sometimes might seem like relatively small beer, but often for some of our members, significant amounts of money.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • This is small beer for a government committing genocide (according to the U.S. State Department and other bodies).
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 July 2024
Definition of small beer
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