Definition of Trifling
Trifling
tri·fling
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
minor or trivial, unimportant or frivolous;
e.g. This is a trifling problem that is easy to address. They are wasting time with their trifling gossip.
(verb)
treating someone or something without due respect or seriousness;
e.g. She warned them against trifling with her.
(verb)
spending something frivolously or wasting it, especially doing so with time by talking or acting foolishly;
e.g. They have been trifling away the weeks with idle activities. He was trifling while he was on a tight schedule.
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