"putter about" meaning in All languages combined

See putter about on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: putters about [present, singular, third-person], puttering about [participle, present], puttered about [participle, past], puttered about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} putter about (third-person singular simple present putters about, present participle puttering about, simple past and past participle puttered about)
  1. (intransitive) To be engaged in meaningless activity. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-putter_about-en-verb-pX7Zf~XK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "about"

Inflected forms

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