futzed; futzing; futzes
slang
: fool around sense 1
—often used with around
futz around without producing any worthwhile music—
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Ferrari and Stellantis offer front shotgun passengers an interactive screen to futz with.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2023
Once again, David Gordon Green and Danny McBride have taken it upon themselves to futz with a 1970s horror classic at the behest of horror über-producer Jason Blum.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
All without having to futz about with a speaker, let alone recharge it.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2022
How refreshing, then, were the novels that didn’t futz about, that simply demanded that readers submit to their vision of things.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
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IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2023
Once again, David Gordon Green and Danny McBride have taken it upon themselves to futz with a 1970s horror classic at the behest of horror über-producer Jason Blum.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
All without having to futz about with a speaker, let alone recharge it.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2022
How refreshing, then, were the novels that didn’t futz about, that simply demanded that readers submit to their vision of things.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
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“Futz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futz. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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