As nouns the difference between tribble and fribble
is that tribble is a horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper or tribble can be a fictional alien creature in , a cooing ball of fur while fribble is a trifling action.
As a verb fribble is
to waste or fritter.
As an adjective fribble is
of no or little importance, frivolous.
tribble
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(
en noun)
A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper.
Etymology 2
Probably invented for alliteration with (trouble); the creatures first appeared in an episode called The Trouble with Tribbles .
fribble
English
Verb
(fribbl)
To waste or fritter.
To behave in a frivolous way.
*
To totter.
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of no or little importance, frivolous.
Noun
(
en noun)
A trifling action.
A trifler.
A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
* Thackeray
- A pert fribble of a peer.
