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adjective
- 1. unimportant or trivial: "a trifling sum"
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TRIFLING definition: 1. A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important: 2. A trifling matter or amount…. Learn more.
The meaning of TRIFLING is lacking in significance or solid worth. How to use trifling in a sentence. lacking in significance or solid worth: such as; frivolous; trivial…
Trifling definition: of very little importance; trivial; insignificant. See examples of TRIFLING used in a sentence.
If something is trifling it's really unimportant, of no consequence — "a trifling detail." Everything is relative, of course, and what might appear trifling to one person may take on deep importance for another. Clues are classically trifling things.
Definition of trifling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define trifling. trifling synonyms, trifling pronunciation, trifling translation, English dictionary definition of trifling. adj. 1. Of little worth or importance. See Synonyms at trivial. 2. Frivolous or foolish: "Mr. Knightly ... is not a trifling, silly young man" ....
1. of very little importance; trivial; insignificant. a trifling matter. 2. of small value, cost, or amount. a trifling sum. 3. frivolous; shallow; light. trifling conversation.
Trifling Definition. trīflĭng. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Filter. adjective. That trifles; frivolous; shallow; fickle. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Having little value or importance; trivial. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Idle or frivolous. Wiktionary. Synonyms: paltry. negligible. little.
Trifling definition: of very little importance; trivial; insignificant. See examples of TRIFLING used in a sentence.
verb. trifled; trifling ˈtrī-f (ə-)liŋ. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to treat someone or something as unimportant. b. : to talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead. 2. : to handle something idly. transitive verb. : to spend or waste in trifling or on trifles.
