"tinkering" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \tɪŋkɚɪŋ\ Forms: tinkerings [plural]
  1. Bricolage.
    Sense id: fr-tinkering-en-noun-s6p~gxDo Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tinker, tinkerer

Verb

IPA: \tɪŋkɚɪŋ\
  1. Participe présent de tinker. Form of: tinker
    Sense id: fr-tinkering-en-verb-s14kmtyE Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Formes de verbes en anglais, Anglais
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