putter
verb (used without object)
to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner.
have been puttering
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present perfect progressiveof putter.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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G.E. men at Pittsfield have been puttering with artificial lightning for 20 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the past two years I have been puttering with chemistry and physics in a laboratory of my own, and the science mentioned in these stories aids considerably.
From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various
