My father loves doing some tinkering in the garage.
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Tinkering
/ˈtɪŋkɚɪŋ/
Synonyms for "tinkering" (42 found)
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Tom spends his time tinkering.
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“These aren’t just small changes we can make. These aren’t just sort of tinkering at the edges. These really mean wholescale changes of the way we use and consume energy,” IPCC report co-author Professor Bill Collins, a climate scientist at Britain’s Reading University, told VOA.
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Is there anyone who wants sparrow milk? It's good for tinkering!
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