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Definition of putter around
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: 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.
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putterplay
: one that puts
: to move or act aimlessly or idly
: to work at random : tinker
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aroundplay
: in a circle or in circumference
: in, along, or through a circuit
: on all or various sides : in every or any direction
: on all sides of
: so as to encircle or enclose
: so as to avoid or get past : on or to another side of
: about
: being in existence, evidence, or circulation
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