Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to trifle
Participle: trifled
Gerund: trifling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | trifle |
| you | trifle |
| he;she;it | trifles |
| we | trifle |
| you | trifle |
| they | trifle |
Perfect
| I | have trifled |
| you | have trifled |
| he;she;it | has trifled |
| we | have trifled |
| you | have trifled |
| they | have trifled |
Past
| I | trifled |
| you | trifled |
| he;she;it | trifled |
| we | trifled |
| you | trifled |
| they | trifled |
Pluperfect
| I | had trifled |
| you | had trifled |
| he;she;it | had trifled |
| we | had trifled |
| you | had trifled |
| they | had trifled |
Future
| I | will trifle |
| you | will trifle |
| he;she;it | will trifle |
| we | will trifle |
| you | will trifle |
| they | will trifle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have trifled |
| you | will have trifled |
| he;she;it | will have trifled |
| we | will have trifled |
| you | will have trifled |
| they | will have trifled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | trifle |
| you | trifle |
| he;she;it | trifle |
| we | trifle |
| you | trifle |
| they | trifle |
Perfect
| I | have trifled |
| you | have trifled |
| he;she;it | have trifled |
| we | have trifled |
| you | have trifled |
| they | have trifled |
Imperfect
| I | trifled |
| you | trifled |
| he;she;it | trifled |
| we | trifled |
| you | trifled |
| they | trifled |
Pluperfect
| I | had trifled |
| you | had trifled |
| he;she;it | had trifled |
| we | had trifled |
| you | had trifled |
| they | had trifled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would trifle |
| you | would trifle |
| he;she;it | would trifle |
| we | would trifle |
| you | would trifle |
| they | would trifle |
Perfect
| I | would have trifled |
| you | would have trifled |
| he;she;it | would have trifled |
| we | would have trifled |
| you | would have trifled |
| they | would have trifled |
Imperative
| you | trifle |
| we | Let's trifle |
| you | trifle |
Verbs conjugated like 'trifle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'trifle'
rifle,
triple,
bridle,
gridle,
riffle,
rile,
stifle,
tile,
title,
treble,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English trifle, trifel, triful, trefle, truyfle, trufful, from Old French trufle (“mockery”), a byform of trufe, truffe (“deception”), of uncertain origin.
Sample Sentences
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[...] steamer (not unlike a child 's Noah 's ark in form, with the machinery on the top of the roof ) is riding lazily up and down, and bumping clumsily against the wooden pier, as the ripple of the river trifles with its unwieldy carcase. The wharf is some distance from the city. There is nobody down here; and one or two dull lamps upon the steamer 's decks are the only signs of life remaining, when our [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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On the fourth night after leaving Louisville, we reached St. Louis, and here I witnessed the conclusion of an incident, trifling enough in itself, but very pleasant to see, which had interested me during the whole journey.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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And now, men and women of America, is this a thing to be trifled with, apologized for, and passed over in silence ? Farmers of Massachusetts, of New Hampshire, of Vermont, of Connecticut, who read this book by the blaze of your winter-evening [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The sisters may hear you. Too late. (GASPS, SPUTTERS) You trifling sellout.
(Scary Movie)