putter
verb (used without object)
to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner.
has been puttering
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present perfect progressiveof putter (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For months and years, one Sachs, said to be a private detective, said to be a German-American, has been puttering about Germany, announcing now and then, "I'll get something on Grover Cleveland Bergdoll yet!"
From Time Magazine Archive
James True is an aging white-thatched journalist who has been puttering around Washington for two decades.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has been puttering away over this farce for three weeks at least, and letting everything else slide in consequence of it.
From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. by Paul Heyse
