puttered; puttering; putters
Examples of putter in a Sentence
Verb
the motorboat puttered across the lake
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Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
The putter’s let me down this year.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
In the video, a man putters up and down the street carrying a pitchfork, shouting at his neighbors and at no one, punctuated by the occasional obscenity.
—Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
His ball striking regained its crispness, the putter warmed, and his scores finally reflected the hours of unseen work.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
The putter’s let me down this year.
—Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
The air smelled sweet and repellent, like a puttering campfire.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
In the video, a man putters up and down the street carrying a pitchfork, shouting at his neighbors and at no one, punctuated by the occasional obscenity.
—Ethan Bauer, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for putter
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“Putter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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putter
1 of 3 noun
put·ter
ˈpu̇t-ər 
: one that puts
putter
2 of 3 noun
putt·er
ˈpət-ər
1
: a golf club used in putting
2
: a person who putts
Etymology
Noun
from put and -er (noun suffix)
Noun
from putt and -er (noun suffix)
Verb
an altered form of earlier potter "to move about idly without aim or purpose"
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