1. (n.) A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.

2. (n.) A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it.

3. (n.) To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements.

4. (v. t.) To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.

5. (v. t.) To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money.

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