putter
verb (used without object)
to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner.
are puttering
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present progressiveof putter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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One minute, small, squat cars — mostly Fiats — are puttering along on the narrow roads that wind through the countryside.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2011
I see those fellows in the laboratories are puttering around just now trying to get the absolute zero of temperature—say, Henry got it, and he don't know a thing about chemistry.
From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Harry Leon Wilson
"Yes," he went on curtly, "you annoy me; I can't write while you are puttering around, and I'm always afraid you'll disturb some of my papers."
From The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South by Thomas Dixon
