PUTTERING

Verb

puttering

present participle of putter

Noun

puttering (plural putterings)

The act of one who putters.

Source: Wiktionary


PUTTER

Put"ter, n.

1. One who puts or plates.

2. Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like. [Prov. Eng.]

Put"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttering.] Etym: [See Potter.]

Definition: To act inefficiently or idly; to trifle; to potter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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