putter around
phrasal verb
puttered around; puttering around; putters around
US
: to spend time in a relaxed way doing small jobs and other things that are not very important
I didn't do much last weekend. I just puttered around.
He spent his vacation puttering around the house/garden.
Examples of putter around in a Sentence
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This car cries out to be puttered around in, not flogged.
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ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
Then Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright followed, and now Jax is puttering around in his front yard, all alone, blowing leaves down the driveway as if that is some job.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Enjoy puttering around home and making improvements and repairs.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Still, sources inside the streamer insist there’s optimism over Meghan’s new show, a Sue Ann Nivens-like series in which the happy homemaker putters around the house doling out cooking and gardening tips.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
But while puttering around the house or strength training, the lack of a wraparound neckband makes these infinitely more comfortable, especially for exercises like chest presses or leaning back in my chair.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
These types of tournaments often become putting contests, and Bezuidenhout is one of the best putters around.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
For the remainder of the film, Sorvino putters around the Pole tinkering with his sled, doing step aerobics with the elves, and performing in a jazz quartet.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Fall is simultaneously a wonderful time of year to get outside or putter around at home.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
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ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
Then Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright followed, and now Jax is puttering around in his front yard, all alone, blowing leaves down the driveway as if that is some job.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Enjoy puttering around home and making improvements and repairs.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Still, sources inside the streamer insist there’s optimism over Meghan’s new show, a Sue Ann Nivens-like series in which the happy homemaker putters around the house doling out cooking and gardening tips.
—Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
But while puttering around the house or strength training, the lack of a wraparound neckband makes these infinitely more comfortable, especially for exercises like chest presses or leaning back in my chair.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
These types of tournaments often become putting contests, and Bezuidenhout is one of the best putters around.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
For the remainder of the film, Sorvino putters around the Pole tinkering with his sled, doing step aerobics with the elves, and performing in a jazz quartet.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Fall is simultaneously a wonderful time of year to get outside or putter around at home.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Putter around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter%20around. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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