fribble

fribble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 26 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

Synonyms

Related terms (Roget's 1911)

Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).

Reverse-dictionary questions

Definition-first questions whose answer is fribble.

What is to act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously. The fools that are fribbling round about you. Thackeray called?

Sources

Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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