putter
verb (used without object)
to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner.
has puttered
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present perfectof putter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For six years the Fresh Air Taxicab Co. has puttered in and out of the story.
From Time Magazine Archive
While supervising east ern parks, he has puttered expertly in his two-acre Lyonhurst garden, chewing an unlit cigar.
From Time Magazine Archive
I've chopped wood, and I've built corrals and dug ditches, and Jase has puttered around and whined that he wasn't able-bodied enough to do no heavy lifting.
From The Ranch at the Wolverine by B. M. Bower
