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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

putter around en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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)