"tinkering" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɪŋkɚɪŋ/ Forms: tinkerings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tinkering (plural tinkerings)
  1. An experimental fix or change. Translations (Translations): cacharreo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tinkering-en-noun-jHPV6huk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48

Verb

IPA: /tɪŋkɚɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tinkering
  1. present participle and gerund of tinker Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tinker
    Sense id: en-tinkering-en-verb-Jspd8PKL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48

Inflected forms

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