puttering

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noun

The act of one who putters.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of putter
nounputtering (plural putterings)

plural putterings

  1. The act of one who putters.

    He has had legal and business training; so his complex is an ultimate scorn for the ineffectual fussings and putterings of men who have not been trained along practical lines — such as scientists.

    2001, Gordon MacCreagh, White Waters and Black
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APA

puttering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttering

MLA

“puttering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puttering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttering.

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