pottering

SayPOT-er-ingUS/ˈpɑtəɹɪŋ/UK/ˈpɒtəɹɪŋ/

Noun pluralpotterings

2 meanings of pottering

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of potter. Use it after words like is or was, or to name the action.
Grandpa is pottering about in the garden.
She spent all of Sunday pottering around the house.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
Slowly doing small, easy jobs, or moving around with no real plan.
A bit of pottering in the garden always makes Dad happy.
His long walks and potterings kept him busy after he stopped working.
Similarputtering, tinkering, dawdling
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pottering is a form of potter

potter, verb: To move around slowly, without any real plan or hurry. Full entry

Forms: potterpotters he/she/itpottering -ing formpottered past tense, past participle
Spelling: potter → pottering: add -ing

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