tinker
noun
a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
have tinkered
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present perfectof tinker.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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Others may have tinkered with edge lines before Dorr, but he used his influence to make them part of everyday life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Over the years, Bintliff and his wife, Joanne, who handles the administrative work, have tinkered with the business model.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2022
He could have tinkered around to his heart’s content working for us.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2021
In the two new treatments, investigators have tinkered with genes to counter the malfunctioning hemoglobin.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2020
I must have tinkered too much wondering how my invisible grandmother, illiterate and dependent on letter writers, could give us candy free.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
