I'm just puttering here by myself, fixing my computer.
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Puttering
Synonyms for "puttering" (42 found)
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13 entriesactivitybehaviordescriptive adjectiveidle behaviormaintenancemanual activitymethod descriptormovementprocess descriptorprogressqualitative descriptortechnical activityunproductive activity
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14 entriesadjustingcalibrationcasualcreeping alongdrifting forwardfiddlinggradualidleidle tasksincrementalleisurelylight chorespiecemealtinkering
Collocations
17 entriescasual maintenancefocused putteringgentle putteringharmless putteringidle activityidle putteringidle timeleisurely putteringlight choreslow intensity activitypurposeful putteringputtering activityputtering approachputtering aroundputtering paceputtering process
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3 total sentences available.
He set to work at once to enlarge the old Dutch stone cottage which stood upon the place; and from this time on he is continually "puttering" about the estate, building a poultry-yard here, planting trees there, with the full zeal of the rural landlord.
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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.
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