tinker
noun
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
tinkering
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present participleof tinker.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Researchers at Yardeni Research have recently been tinkering with an “AI bubble meter” built using Claude.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
His sister, Alejandra, recalled Magaña as an easygoing charmer who would chat up strangers on the street and who found joy in tinkering under the hoods of his five cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Instead of tinkering with these interventions, which are likely to create further problems and another layer of interventions, we should deal with the fundamental problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
But hey—they were going to keep tinkering with things.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
He grinned up at Sierra and then turned back to an old typewriter he’d been tinkering with.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
