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What is "trifling" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 15-07-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does trifling mean in English? Meaning of trifling definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "trifling" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "trifling": the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

Noun

  • Meaning: the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
  • Synonyms: dalliance dawdling trifling
  • Hypernyms: delay holdup

    • Meaning of "trifling": not worth considering

    Adjective

  • Meaning: not worth considering
  • Example: he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost piffling efforts a trifling matter
  • Synonyms: negligible paltry trifling
  • Similar: worthless

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