Associations to the word «Trifling»

Wiktionary

TRIFLING, adjective. Trivial, or of little importance.
TRIFLING, adjective. Idle or frivolous.
TRIFLING, adjective. (AAVE) Of suspicious character, typically secretive or deceitful; shady.
TRIFLING, noun. The act of one who trifles; frivolous behaviour.

Dictionary definition

TRIFLING, noun. The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working.
TRIFLING, adjective. Not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn