# pottering

Pronunciation: say "POT-er-ing" US /ˈpɑtəɹɪŋ/, UK /ˈpɒtəɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of potter. — present participle and gerund of potter
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of potter. Use it after words like is or was, or to name the action.
   - _He was pottering around the shed, sorting screws into old jam jars._
   - _My mother is happiest pottering about the kitchen on a rainy afternoon._

## Noun

2. The act of a person who potters, moving about aimlessly or fussing over small, unimportant jobs.
   - Simple: Slowly doing small, easy jobs, or moving around with no real plan.
   - _There's a lot to be said for an afternoon of gentle pottering._
   - _Her Saturday potterings around the market rarely ended with a purchase._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pottering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).