FRIBBLING

Verb

fribbling

present participle of fribble

Source: Wiktionary


Frib"bling, a.

Definition: Frivolous; trining; toolishly captious.

FRIBBLE

Frib"ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E. frippery.]

Definition: Frivolous; trifling; sily.

Frib"ble, n.

Definition: A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop. A pert fribble of a peer. Thackeray.

Frib"ble, v. i.

1. To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously. The fools that are fribbling round about you. Thackeray.

2. To totter. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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