Vocabulary Entry

trifling

|adjective • verb • noun

adjective

Of little value or importance; trivial.

Example Sentences

"The issue was trifling and hardly worth discussing."

"She dismissed his concerns as trifling compared to the bigger picture."

"Don't waste your time on trifling matters when there are more important issues at hand."

verb

Example Sentences

"He tends to trifling away his hours instead of studying."

"They trifled with the idea before deciding to take it seriously."

"Stop trifling and make a decision already!"

noun

Example Sentences

"In the grand scheme of things, her complaints were mere triflings."

"He realized that his worries were just triflings compared to the challenges others faced."

"The meeting was filled with triflings that could have been resolved easily."