Meanings
verbputter about (third-person singular simple present putters about, present participle puttering about, simple past and past participle puttered about)
present singular third person putters about · participle present puttering about · participle past puttered about · past puttered about
- intransitiveTo be engaged in meaningless activity.
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putter about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putter%20about
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“putter about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putter%20about. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putter about,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putter%20about.
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