"What are you up to this weekend?" "Not much, just pottering about at home."
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Pottering
Synonyms for "pottering" (28 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (14)
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14 entriesdallydawdledawdlingdomestic tasksearthenwarefiddlinghandbuildinghandicraftsloafporcelainstonewarethrowingtinkeringwheel throwing
Collocations
16 entriescasual potteringhousehold potteringidle potteringleisurely potteringpottering aboutpottering activitypottering approachpottering aroundpottering at the wheelpottering behaviorpottering habitpottering in the gardenpottering pastimepottering routinepottering workshopquiet pottering
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Tom was just pottering about, waiting for Mary to pop round.
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I enjoy translating longer sentences; it lets you feel that you're getting into the language, rather than just pottering about at the edges. It's good to get some reassurance now and then that I haven't got lost – motivates me to go further in.
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Had Feltram in some of his solitary wanderings and potterings lighted upon hidden treasure?
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