Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putter around

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
put-ter around
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in meaningless activity.

American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

putters around (present, singular) puttering around (participle, present) puttered around (participle, past) puttered around (past) potter around (alternative)

Synonyms

putter potter potter around

Questions

What does putter around mean?
To engage in meaningless activity.

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