trifles in English

noun
1
a thing of little value or importance.
we needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles
synonyms:unimportant thingtrivial thingtrivialitything of no importancething of no consequencebagatelleinessentialnothingtechnicalitynonissuetriviaminutiaeflummerysmall potatoesbaubletrinketknickknackgimcrackgewgawtoywhatnot
2
a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream.
There were cold meats of every kind, huge bowls of mixed salads, large desserts, trifles , jellies tarts and mince pies, and also some very interesting looking hors d' oeuvres.
verb
1
treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect.
he is not a man to be trifled with
2
talk or act frivolously.
we will not trifle—life is too short

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "trifles" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "trifles", or refer to the context using the word "trifles" in the English Dictionary.

1. Her parents argued violently over trifles.

2. The three men jangle over trifles.

3. It's silly to quarrel over trifles.

4. Don't wrangle with others over trifles.

5. For my godson, a few trifles.

6. There's no point in arguing over trifles.

7. Don't make a fuss about such trifles.

8. Brabble definition, to argue stubbornly about trifles; wrangle

9. Some got into “violent disputes about trifles.”

10. He has no time to bother with trifles.

11. Government departments should squabble a little less over trifles.

12. Such trifles can buy the court of the Han?

13. Also disturbing are unrelenting battles over seeming trifles.

14. She will never make a fuss about trifles.

15. To think that Horus would be appeased by... trifles.

16. And at times... the maker ofsweet things - mere trifles.

17. He told her not to pester him with trifles.

18. 13 You will find Mrs. Carboy a stickler about trifles.

19. He was bearing a truss of trifles at his back.

20. The latterwere published in 1941 as Galpa - Salpa ( Tales and Trifles ) .

21. But one easily upset over trifles is guilty of smallness.

22. Don't dally over these trifles , or we'll miss the train.

23. 1 He was bearing a truss of trifles at his back.

24. Bibelots may also be described as trinkets, tchotchkes, knick-knacks, trifles, novelty, and what-nots

25. They make issues over trifles and insist that they must be vindicated.

26. Translations [ edit ] doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great Ado about trifles

27. I brought a few trifles back from India - bits of jewellery and material mainly.

28. 16 I brought a few trifles back from India - bits of jewellery and material mainly.

29. Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.

30. 12 However, to fool with the trifles of which a cityscape is composed seems subversive indeed.

31. 12 Sometimes these disagreements escalated into “violent disputes about trifles,” disrupting the peace of the congregation.

32. • However, no one had pushed him and there was no point in Bickering over trifles

33. The original Greek word translated “violent disputes about trifles” can also be rendered “mutual irritations.”

34. However, no one had pushed him and there was no point in bickering over trifles.

35. As the drilling proceeded, he seemed to wax exceedingly wroth over trifles lung power in proportion.

36. Trifles are often served at Christmas, sometimes as a lighter alternative to the much denser Christmas pudding.

37. Buttonholers AND DAMNED PERNICIOUS GO-BETWEENS ACT I Scene 1: Rubbish, Trifles, and Dastardly Foul Effrontery 1807, May

38. (2 Timothy 2:7) At times, congregation members may get caught up in disputes about trifles and speculative arguments.

39. For example, in his inspired letters to Timothy, the apostle Paul referred to men who fomented “violent disputes about trifles.”

40. (Proverbs 19:11; Colossians 3:13) Avoid getting bogged down in “debates about words” and “violent disputes about trifles.”

41. 6 His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology, architecture and literature.

42. Yet inconvenience for many and heavy loss for a few are mere trifles compared to the national tragedy of a dollar with ever-lessening value.”

43. Said another scholar: “Pharisaism produced a mass of legal rules covering all situations, with the inevitable consequence that they magnified trifles and in doing so trifled with magnitudes (Mt.

44. Such ideas, he said, were “weak fancied trifles” manufactured by “devil-raisers and devil-makers” who “cheated the ignorant world with a devil of their own making.”

45. Paul added: “From these things spring envy, strife, abusive speeches, wicked suspicions, violent disputes about trifles on the part of men corrupted in mind and despoiled of the truth.”

46. And although the Christian apostle Paul was not specifically discussing marriage, it is wise to avoid getting caught up in what he called “debates about words” and “violent disputes about trifles.”

47. 26 What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure, but scattered along the life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. Joseph Addison 

48. What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure, but scattered along the life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. Joseph Addison 

49. Custards (156) Baked Custards (94) Creme Brulees (23) Flans (18) Cakes (7) Pies (7) Puddings (6) Dessert Sauces & Toppings (5) Layer Cakes (4) Tortes (4) Trifles (3) Ice Cream & Frozen Treats (2) …

50. A Finale was added for publication in July 1945, and the Five Bagatelles immediately became Finzi’s most popular work. However, the composer dismissed the pieces as 'only trifles’ and ‘not worth much, but got better notices than my decent stuff’.