All frivoling synonyms
frivΒ·ol
F f verb frivoling
- waste away β become thin and weak
- fritter away β to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
- lavish β expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- misspend β to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.
- squander β to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- dissipate β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- misuse β wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- trifle β an article or thing of very little value.
- consume β If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- idle β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- dally β If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
- spend β to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- scatter β to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- carry on β If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
- cosset β If someone is cosseted, everything possible is done for them and they are protected from anything unpleasant.
- fool around β a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- frolic β merry play; merriment; gaiety; fun.
- gambol β to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- play around β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- rollick β to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free, hearty, lively, or jovial way.
- romp β to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.
- tamper β to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- wanton β done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- frivol β to behave frivolously; trifle.
- lead on β to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- go through β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- run through β an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- throw away β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- cast away β to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- put out β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- spring for β to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring.
- use up β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- expend β Spend or use up (a resource such as money, time, or energy).
noun frivoling
- idling β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- loafing β to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
- trifling β of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
- poking β to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- procrastination β the act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off or delaying, especially something requiring immediate attention: She was smart, but her constant procrastination led her to be late with almost every assignment.
- toying β an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- delaying β to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- dabbling β the fact of being involved in an activity in a frivolous or superficial way
- loitering β to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- procrastinating β to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- puttering β to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
- dawdling β proceeding at a slow pace
- frittering β Present participle of fritter.