putter around en · VERB
Meanings
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(US) To engage in meaningless activity.
I can't wait until I'm old enough to "putter around".
1994 January 21, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| potter around | alternative | lexicographic | |
| puttered around | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| puttered around | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| puttering around | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| putters around | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
sh petljati (to engage in meaningless activity) · oc vagar (to engage in meaningless activity) · pt ficar de enrolação (to engage in meaningless activity) · pl krzątać się (to engage in meaningless activity) · oc trabalhejar (to engage in meaningless activity) · sh prčkati (to engage in meaningless activity)