trifle

IPA: trˈaɪfʌɫ

(cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.
An insignificant amount of money.
(figurative) A very small amount (of something).
A particular kind of pewter.
(uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.

(intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
(intransitive) To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
(intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
(transitive) To squander or waste.
(transitive, obsolete) To make a trifle of, to make trivial.

Examples of "trifle" in Sentences

It is the method about how to eat trifle.
In a trifle bowl, mix all the ingredients.
It takes a real bias to stickle with such a trifle.
Some of the paragraphs and sections are a trifle short.
It is a trifling matter, but it is a trifle I would like to clarify.
In the Toast family, each trifle is different, and improvisation is encouraged.
A significant change from Chabon's weightier novels, this dazzling trifle is simply terrific fun.
"I would have given my life willingly for what you call a trifle, sir," said the marquis, with a bow to Osra.
A trifle is a very nice thing to have after a big dinner, for although it is quite rich and evil, it feels light going down.
You can eat it as is, toast it, use it in trifle, to dip in chocolate fondue ... and probably a whole load of other things I haven't heard of.
The leftovers tasted great, but each time we removed the trifle from the fridge the layers had sunk further, as the ladyfingers absorbed more of the sauce and cream, which had additionally deflated, thereby creating a sunken, lopsided look.