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PUTTER AROUND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does putter around mean?
• PUTTER AROUND (verb)
The verb PUTTER AROUND has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: PUTTER AROUND used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Move around aimlessly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
potter; potter around; putter; putter around
Hypernyms (to "putter around" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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