Definition
Definition of puttering - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- He spent a puttering afternoon in the garden.
2.
soundRare US producing intermittent bursts of soundRare US
- The puttering engine finally came to a stop.
Origin of puttering
Unknown
Examples of puttering in a sentence
The puttering hours passed by as he tinkered in the garage. The puttering fan was barely cooling the room. I could hear the puttering motorbike from afar.
View all translations of puttering
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:détendu, pétaradant, ...
- German:bummelig, stotternd, ...
- Italian:ozioso, scoppiettante, ...
- Spanish:tranquilo, petardeante, ...
- Portuguese:descontraído, aos solavancos, ...
- Chinese:悠闲的, 突突响, ...
- Japanese:のんびりとした, プッター音を立てる, ...
- Arabic:متأنٍ, متقطع, ...
- Hebrew:מִתְבַּטֵּל, מִקַּרְטֵעַ, ...
- Russian:бесцельный, тарахтящий, ...
- Ukrainian:неквапливий, потріскуючий, ...
- Hindi:फुरसती, पटर-पटर, ...
Definition of putter - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- He likes to putter around the garden on weekends..
2.
- She puttered around in the kitchen, trying out new recipes..
3.
noiseproduce intermittent bursts of sound
- The old car puttered down the street.
Noun
1.
sportsgolf club used for putting on greens
- He selected his putter for the final shot.
2.
miningDated UK person who pushes wagons in a coal mineDated UK
- The putter worked tirelessly in the dark tunnels.
3.
- Her favorite weekend activity is being a putter around the house.
Images of putter
golf club used for putting on greens
Expressions with putter
💡 Discover popular phrases, idioms, collocations, or phrasal verbs. Click any expression to learn more, listen to its pronunciation, or save it to your favorites.
do small, unimportant things or move around with no clear goal
He likes to putter about the house on weekends.
do things or move around without a clear purpose
He likes to putter around the house on weekends.
move around doing small, unimportant tasks at home
I like to putter around the house on weekends.
athlete competing in shot put events
The shot putter trained daily for the championship.
Origin of putter
Uncertain, possibly imitative of sound
Examples of putter in a sentence
After lunch, they putter along the beach, collecting shells. He likes to putter in the garden on weekends. I often putter around the house when I have free time. The generator puttered outside during the outage. A small engine puttered behind the shed. She practiced her swing with the putter on the green.
The putter was his favorite club in the bag. The putter guided the heavy cart along the tracks. In the mine, the putter's role was crucial for transport. He enjoys being a putter in his garden on Sundays. As a putter, she spends hours tinkering in the garage.
View all translations of putter
Click below to see the appropriate translations facing each meaning.
- French:flâner, putter, ...
- German:herumwerkeln, Putter, ...
- Italian:bighellonare, putter, ...
- Spanish:vagar, putter, ...
- Portuguese:vadiar, putter, ...
- Chinese:闲逛, 推杆, ...
- Japanese:ぶらぶらする, パター, ...
- Arabic:تَسَلّى, عَصا الضَّرب القَصير, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב בְּנַחַת, פַּטֶר, ...
- Russian:прохаживаться, паттер, ...
- Ukrainian:бродити, патер, ...
- Hindi:इधर-उधर टहलना, पुटर, ...
icon to discover related terms: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, umbrella terms… Try with happening or hunch.
icon next to the first example to see two additional options and learn to use new vocabulary naturally.
icon to save words you want to revisit. You can also save a specific meaning by clicking on the