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Verb: fritter away  'fri-tu(r) u'wey
  1. Spend frivolously and unwisely
    "Fritter away one's inheritance";
    - fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fool, fool away

Derived forms: frittered away, fritters away, frittering away

Type of: consume, squander, ware [archaic], waste