trifle meaning

Noun: trifle  trIful

1. A cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate 
2. A detail that is considered insignificant
   - technicality, triviality 
3. Something of small importance
   - triviality, trivia, small beer

Verb: trifle  trIful

1. Waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
   - piddle, wanton [archaic], wanton away, piddle away 
2. Act frivolously
   - frivol 
3. Consider not very seriously
   "He is trifling with her"
   - dally, play

Derived forms: trifled, trifles, trifling

See also: trifler, trifling

Type of: act, behave, consider, deal, detail, do, drop, expend, item, look at, object, physical object, point, pud [Brit], pudding [Brit], spend, take

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1. do n't lose your temper over such a trifle ..
2. they often fall out over some trifling matter.
3. he is disposed to take offence at trifles.
4. i am not interested in such trifles at all.
5. such a trifling matter is not worth mentioning