puttered

put·ter

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puht-er]
- /ˈpʌt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puht-er]
- /ˈpʌt ər/

Definitions of puttered word

verb without object puttered to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden. 1
verb without object puttered to move or go in a specified manner with ineffective action or little energy or purpose: to putter about the house on a rainy day. 1
verb without object puttered to move or go slowly or aimlessly; loiter. 1
noun puttered puttering or ineffective action; dawdling. 1

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Origin of puttered

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; variant of potter2

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Parts of speech for Puttered

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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puttered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for puttered

noun puttered

clubbed — having a thickened end, like a club

verb puttered

dabbled — to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
dallied — to waste time; loiter; delay.
doodled — Simple past tense and past participle of doodle.
fiddled — a musical instrument of the viol family.
fribbled — Simple past tense and past participle of fribble.

All 9 Synonyms of puttered