futz with in English

Forms: futzes with [present, singular, third-person], futzing with [participle, present], futzed with [participle, past], futzed with [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} futz with (third-person singular simple present futzes with, present participle futzing with, simple past and past participle futzed with)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "futzes with",
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        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "futzing with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "futzed with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "futzed with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      "name": "en-verb"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To handle, tweak or mess with (something) idly, inefficiently or reluctantly."
      ],
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        [
          "tweak",
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        ],
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          "mess with",
          "mess with"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, informal) To handle, tweak or mess with (something) idly, inefficiently or reluctantly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "futz with"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "futzes with",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "futzing with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "futzed with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "futzed with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"with\"",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To handle, tweak or mess with (something) idly, inefficiently or reluctantly."
      ],
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          "handle",
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          "tweak",
          "tweak"
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, informal) To handle, tweak or mess with (something) idly, inefficiently or reluctantly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "futz with"
}

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"futz with" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms