potter around

verb

To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.

“I like to relax pottering around the house doing this and that at the weekends.”

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Meanings

verbpotter around (third-person singular simple present potters around, present participle pottering around, simple past and past participle pottered around)

present singular third person potters around · participle present pottering around · participle past pottered around · past pottered around · alternative US putter around · alternative pooter around

  1. UKTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.

    I like to relax pottering around the house doing this and that at the weekends.

    Synonyms: potter about

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.

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potter about

More synonyms by meaning

verbmove around aimlessly

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move
Also see
knock aboutpotterpotter aboutputterputter around

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“potter around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potter%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potter around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potter%20around.

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