tinker
noun
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
has tinkered
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present perfectof tinker (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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If Ms. Wilson has tinkered with Homer’s value system, as some allege, she has also kept closer than others to the original length and meter of the poem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Reeves has tinkered with the way that debt is measured to free up more than £100bn to fund building, research and development as well as other major projects.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
Splash Mountain, of course, isn’t the first time Disney has tinkered with an attraction due to outdated cultural representations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024
England has tinkered, though, freshening the pack with two changes as lock George Martin comes in for just his ninth cap and prop Joe Marler is recalled to give more ballast in the scrum.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
He has tinkered with such things since he was a little lad.
From Ted and the Telephone by William F. (William Frederick) Stecher
