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Meaning trifle meaning

What does trifle mean?

Definitions in simple English

trifle Noun

— Something of little worth, notice, or importance This issue is a mere trifle. — A British dessert of cake, fruit, cream, and custard. Mary Anne, you may serve the trifle.

trifle Verb

— Toying with. Are you trifling with my affections?

trifle

— noun a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate — noun (= technicality) a detail that is considered insignificant — verb (= frivol) act frivolously — verb (= play) consider not very seriously He is trifling with her She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania — noun (= triviality) something of small importance — verb (= piddle) waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

Synonyms trifle synonyms

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trifle English » English

bagatelle triviality play dally trinket toy knick-knack bauble trivialities trivia piddle bit wanton away wanton smallness small beer modicum frivol fool a little waste toy with thingamajig technicality spot sport small matter small pull someone’s leg play with pinch piddle away nothingness nonsense minor detail minor littleness kickshaw jest idle talk gewgaw flirt farthing chicken-feed whit waste time unimportance twiddle trivium trivial matter

Topics trifle topics

What do people use trifle to talk about?

Social behavior Social activity

Play, fun

What words refer to the things people play with?

toy doll plaything bauble puzzle kite ball top trifle trinket stilts jump rope

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

What words indicate that there is a small amount of something?

a little a bit of a small amount of trace trickle dab an element of a touch of a hint of taste of dearth grain hair inappreciable inconsequential inconsiderable infinitesimal insignificant iota limited minimum minute mite moderate modest modicum ounce particle poor scant scanty scintilla shred slight smidgen some speck spoonful suggestion suspicion tidbit tinge tiny trifle whit

Conjugation trifle conjugation

How do you conjugate trifle?

trifle · verb

Present I trifle

Positive I trifle

Singular

1st person I trifle

2nd person you trifle

3rd person he/she/it trifles

Plural

1st person we trifle

2nd person you trifle

3rd person they trifle

Negative I don't trifle

Singular

1st person I don't trifle I do not trifle

2nd person you don't trifle you do not trifle

3rd person he/she/it doesn't trifle he/she/it does not trifle

Plural

1st person we don't trifle we do not trifle

2nd person you don't trifle you do not trifle

3rd person they don't trifle they do not trifle

Question do I trifle?

Singular

1st person do I trifle?

2nd person do you trifle?

3rd person does he/she/it trifle?

Plural

1st person do we trifle?

2nd person do you trifle?

3rd person do they trifle?

Negative question don't I trifle?

Singular

1st person don't I trifle? do I not trifle?

2nd person don't you trifle? do you not trifle?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it trifle? does he/she/it not trifle?

Plural

1st person don't we trifle? do we not trifle?

2nd person don't you trifle? do you not trifle?

3rd person don't they trifle? do they not trifle?

Past I trifled

Positive I trifled

Singular

1st person I trifled

2nd person you trifled

3rd person he/she/it trifled

Plural

1st person we trifled

2nd person you trifled

3rd person they trifled

Negative I didn't trifle

Singular

1st person I didn't trifle I did not trifle

2nd person you didn't trifle you did not trifle

3rd person he/she/it didn't trifle he/she/it did not trifle

Plural

1st person we didn't trifle we did not trifle

2nd person you didn't trifle you did not trifle

3rd person they didn't trifle they did not trifle

Question did I trifle?

Singular

1st person did I trifle?

2nd person did you trifle?

3rd person did he/she/it trifle?

Plural

1st person did we trifle?

2nd person did you trifle?

3rd person did they trifle?

Negative question didn't I trifle?

Singular

1st person didn't I trifle? did I not trifle?

2nd person didn't you trifle? did you not trifle?

3rd person didn't he/she/it trifle? did he/she/it not trifle?

Plural

1st person didn't we trifle? did we not trifle?

2nd person didn't you trifle? did you not trifle?

3rd person didn't they trifle? did they not trifle?

Future I'll trifle

Positive I'll trifle

Singular

1st person I'll trifle I will trifle

2nd person you'll trifle you will trifle

3rd person he/she/it'll trifle he/she/it will trifle

Plural

1st person we'll trifle we will trifle

2nd person you'll trifle you will trifle

3rd person they'll trifle they will trifle

Negative I won't trifle

Singular

1st person I won't trifle I will not trifle

2nd person you won't trifle you will not trifle

3rd person he/she/it won't trifle he/she/it will not trifle

Plural

1st person we won't trifle we will not trifle

2nd person you won't trifle you will not trifle

3rd person they won't trifle they will not trifle

Question will I trifle?

Singular

1st person will I trifle?

2nd person will you trifle?

3rd person will he/she/it trifle?

Plural

1st person will we trifle?

2nd person will you trifle?

3rd person will they trifle?

Negative question won't I trifle?

Singular

1st person won't I trifle? will I not trifle?

2nd person won't you trifle? will you not trifle?

3rd person won't he/she/it trifle? will he/she/it not trifle?

Plural

1st person won't we trifle? will we not trifle?

2nd person won't you trifle? will you not trifle?

3rd person won't they trifle? will they not trifle?

Conditional I'd trifle

Positive I'd trifle

Singular

1st person I'd trifle I would trifle

2nd person you'd trifle you would trifle

3rd person he/she/it'd trifle he/she/it would trifle

Plural

1st person we'd trifle we would trifle

2nd person you'd trifle you would trifle

3rd person they'd trifle they would trifle

Negative I wouldn't trifle

Singular

1st person I wouldn't trifle I would not trifle

2nd person you wouldn't trifle you would not trifle

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't trifle he/she/it would not trifle

Plural

1st person we wouldn't trifle we would not trifle

2nd person you wouldn't trifle you would not trifle

3rd person they wouldn't trifle they would not trifle

Question would I trifle?

Singular

1st person would I trifle?

2nd person would you trifle?

3rd person would he/she/it trifle?

Plural

1st person would we trifle?

2nd person would you trifle?

3rd person would they trifle?

Negative question wouldn't I trifle?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I trifle? would I not trifle?

2nd person wouldn't you trifle? would you not trifle?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it trifle? would he/she/it not trifle?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we trifle? would we not trifle?

2nd person wouldn't you trifle? would you not trifle?

3rd person wouldn't they trifle? would they not trifle?

Present continuous I'm trifling

Positive I'm trifling

Singular

1st person I'm trifling I am trifling

2nd person you're trifling you are trifling

3rd person he/she/it's trifling he/she/it is trifling

Plural

1st person we're trifling we are trifling

2nd person you're trifling you are trifling

3rd person they're trifling they are trifling

Negative I'm not trifling

Singular

1st person I'm not trifling I am not trifling

2nd person you aren't trifling you're not trifling you are not trifling

3rd person he/she/it isn't trifling he/she/it's not trifling he/she/it is not trifling

Plural

1st person we aren't trifling we're not trifling we are not trifling

2nd person you aren't trifling you're not trifling you are not trifling

3rd person they aren't trifling they're not trifling they are not trifling

Question am I trifling?

Singular

1st person am I trifling?

2nd person are you trifling?

3rd person is he/she/it trifling?

Plural

1st person are we trifling?

2nd person are you trifling?

3rd person are they trifling?

Negative question aren't I trifling?

Singular

1st person aren't I trifling? am I not trifling?

2nd person aren't you trifling? are you not trifling?

3rd person isn't he/she/it trifling? is he/she/it not trifling?

Plural

1st person aren't we trifling? are we not trifling?

2nd person aren't you trifling? are you not trifling?

3rd person aren't they trifling? are they not trifling?

Past continuous I was trifling

Positive I was trifling

Singular

1st person I was trifling

2nd person you were trifling

3rd person he/she/it was trifling

Plural

1st person we were trifling

2nd person you were trifling

3rd person they were trifling

Negative I wasn't trifling

Singular

1st person I wasn't trifling I was not trifling

2nd person you weren't trifling you were not trifling

3rd person he/she/it wasn't trifling he/she/it was not trifling

Plural

1st person we weren't trifling we were not trifling

2nd person you weren't trifling you were not trifling

3rd person they weren't trifling they were not trifling

Question was I trifling?

Singular

1st person was I trifling?

2nd person were you trifling?

3rd person was he/she/it trifling?

Plural

1st person were we trifling?

2nd person were you trifling?

3rd person were they trifling?

Negative question wasn't I trifling?

Singular

1st person wasn't I trifling? was I not trifling?

2nd person weren't you trifling? were you not trifling?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it trifling? was he/she/it not trifling?

Plural

1st person weren't we trifling? were we not trifling?

2nd person weren't you trifling? were you not trifling?

3rd person weren't they trifling? were they not trifling?

Future continuous I'll be trifling

Positive I'll be trifling

Singular

1st person I'll be trifling I will be trifling

2nd person you'll be trifling you will be trifling

3rd person he/she/it'll be trifling he/she/it will be trifling

Plural

1st person we'll be trifling we will be trifling

2nd person you'll be trifling you will be trifling

3rd person they'll be trifling they will be trifling

Negative I won't be trifling

Singular

1st person I won't be trifling I will not be trifling

2nd person you won't be trifling you will not be trifling

3rd person he/she/it won't be trifling he/she/it will not be trifling

Plural

1st person we won't be trifling we will not be trifling

2nd person you won't be trifling you will not be trifling

3rd person they won't be trifling they will not be trifling

Question will I be trifling?

Singular

1st person will I be trifling?

2nd person will you be trifling?

3rd person will he/she/it be trifling?

Plural

1st person will we be trifling?

2nd person will you be trifling?

3rd person will they be trifling?

Negative question won't I be trifling?

Singular

1st person won't I be trifling? will I not be trifling?

2nd person won't you be trifling? will you not be trifling?

3rd person won't he/she/it be trifling? will he/she/it not be trifling?

Plural

1st person won't we be trifling? will we not be trifling?

2nd person won't you be trifling? will you not be trifling?

3rd person won't they be trifling? will they not be trifling?

Conditional continuous I'd be trifling

Positive I'd be trifling

Singular

1st person I'd be trifling I would be trifling

2nd person you'd be trifling you would be trifling

3rd person he/she/it'd be trifling he/she/it would be trifling

Plural

1st person we'd be trifling we would be trifling

2nd person you'd be trifling you would be trifling

3rd person they'd be trifling they would be trifling

Negative I wouldn't be trifling

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be trifling I would not be trifling

2nd person you wouldn't be trifling you would not be trifling

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be trifling he/she/it would not be trifling

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be trifling we would not be trifling

2nd person you wouldn't be trifling you would not be trifling

3rd person they wouldn't be trifling they would not be trifling

Question would I be trifling?

Singular

1st person would I be trifling?

2nd person would you be trifling?

3rd person would he/she/it be trifling?

Plural

1st person would we be trifling?

2nd person would you be trifling?

3rd person would they be trifling?

Negative question wouldn't I be trifling?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be trifling? would I not be trifling?

2nd person wouldn't you be trifling? would you not be trifling?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be trifling? would he/she/it not be trifling?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be trifling? would we not be trifling?

2nd person wouldn't you be trifling? would you not be trifling?

3rd person wouldn't they be trifling? would they not be trifling?

Present perfect I've trifled

Positive I've trifled

Singular

1st person I've trifled I have trifled

2nd person you've trifled you have trifled

3rd person he/she/it's trifled he/she/it has trifled

Plural

1st person we've trifled we have trifled

2nd person you've trifled you have trifled

3rd person they've trifled they have trifled

Negative I haven't trifled

Singular

1st person I haven't trifled I have not trifled

2nd person you haven't trifled you have not trifled

3rd person he/she/it hasn't trifled he/she/it has not trifled

Plural

1st person we haven't trifled we have not trifled

2nd person you haven't trifled you have not trifled

3rd person they haven't trifled they have not trifled

Question have I trifled?

Singular

1st person have I trifled?

2nd person have you trifled?

3rd person has he/she/it trifled?

Plural

1st person have we trifled?

2nd person have you trifled?

3rd person have they trifled?

Negative question haven't I trifled?

Singular

1st person haven't I trifled? have I not trifled?

2nd person haven't you trifled? have you not trifled?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it trifled? has he/she/it not trifled?

Plural

1st person haven't we trifled? have we not trifled?

2nd person haven't you trifled? have you not trifled?

3rd person haven't they trifled? have they not trifled?

Past perfect I had trifled

Positive I had trifled

Singular

1st person I had trifled

2nd person you had trifled

3rd person he/she/it had trifled

Plural

1st person we had trifled

2nd person you had trifled

3rd person they had trifled

Negative I hadn't trifled

Singular

1st person I hadn't trifled I had not trifled

2nd person you hadn't trifled you had not trifled

3rd person he/she/it hadn't trifled he/she/it had not trifled

Plural

1st person we hadn't trifled we had not trifled

2nd person you hadn't trifled you had not trifled

3rd person they hadn't trifled they had not trifled

Question had I trifled?

Singular

1st person had I trifled?

2nd person had you trifled?

3rd person had he/she/it trifled?

Plural

1st person had we trifled?

2nd person had you trifled?

3rd person had they trifled?

Negative question hadn't I trifled?

Singular

1st person hadn't I trifled? had I not trifled?

2nd person hadn't you trifled? had you not trifled?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it trifled? had he/she/it not trifled?

Plural

1st person hadn't we trifled? had we not trifled?

2nd person hadn't you trifled? had you not trifled?

3rd person hadn't they trifled? had they not trifled?

Future perfect I'll have trifled

Positive I'll have trifled

Singular

1st person I'll have trifled I will have trifled

2nd person you'll have trifled you will have trifled

3rd person he/she/it'll have trifled he/she/it will have trifled

Plural

1st person we'll have trifled we will have trifled

2nd person you'll have trifled you will have trifled

3rd person they'll have trifled they will have trifled

Negative I won't have trifled

Singular

1st person I won't have trifled I will not have trifled

2nd person you won't have trifled you will not have trifled

3rd person he/she/it won't have trifled he/she/it will not have trifled

Plural

1st person we won't have trifled we will not have trifled

2nd person you won't have trifled you will not have trifled

3rd person they won't have trifled they will not have trifled

Question +'ll I have trifled?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have trifled? will I have trifled?

2nd person +'ll you have trifled? will you have trifled?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have trifled? will he/she/it have trifled?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have trifled? will we have trifled?

2nd person +'ll you have trifled? will you have trifled?

3rd person +'ll they have trifled? will they have trifled?

Negative question won't I have trifled?

Singular

1st person won't I have trifled? will I not have trifled?

2nd person won't you have trifled? will you not have trifled?

3rd person won't he/she/it have trifled? will he/she/it not have trifled?

Plural

1st person won't we have trifled? will we not have trifled?

2nd person won't you have trifled? will you not have trifled?

3rd person won't they have trifled? will they not have trifled?

Conditional perfect I'd have trifled

Positive I'd have trifled

Singular

1st person I'd have trifled I would have trifled

2nd person you'd have trifled you would have trifled

3rd person he/she/it'd have trifled he/she/it would have trifled

Plural

1st person we'd have trifled we would have trifled

2nd person you'd have trifled you would have trifled

3rd person they'd have trifled they would have trifled

Negative I wouldn't have trifled

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have trifled I would not have trifled

2nd person you wouldn't have trifled you would not have trifled

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have trifled he/she/it would not have trifled

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have trifled we would not have trifled

2nd person you wouldn't have trifled you would not have trifled

3rd person they wouldn't have trifled they would not have trifled

Question would I have trifled?

Singular

1st person would I have trifled?

2nd person would you have trifled?

3rd person would he/she/it have trifled?

Plural

1st person would we have trifled?

2nd person would you have trifled?

3rd person would they have trifled?

Negative question wouldn't I have trifled?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have trifled? would I not have trifled?

2nd person wouldn't you have trifled? would you not have trifled?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have trifled? would he/she/it not have trifled?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have trifled? would we not have trifled?

2nd person wouldn't you have trifled? would you not have trifled?

3rd person wouldn't they have trifled? would they not have trifled?

Imperative trifle!

Positive

you trifle!

we let's trifle!

Negative

you don't trifle!

we let's not trifle!

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