Puttering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who putters.

    "He has had legal and business training; so his complex is an ultimate scorn for the ineffectual fussings and putterings of men who have not been trained along practical lines — such as scientists."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of putter form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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coquetrydabblingdalliancedallyingfiddlingflirtation

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"I'm just puttering here by myself, fixing my computer."

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