tinker

verb

Definition of tinkernext
as in to horse around

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Recent Examples of tinker Megan and Cupcake have no shortage of gadgets, gizmos and imagination to tinker with. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 It’s further been established that investors who check and tinker with their portfolios less frequently outperform over time. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 On the offensive side of the ball, Miami has an embarrassment of riches for offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson to tinker with. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 These time shifts allowed the production crew and cinematographers to tinker with the show’s visual style, including using different equipment to film each time period. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tinker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinker
  1. horse around
  2. idle
  3. dawdle
  4. lounge
Verb
  • Also, don’t get too out of control horsing around with friends in the water.
    — John Natale, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • According to McGrady, the only royal who didn’t enjoy the time away in the Highlands was the late Princess Diana, who didn’t fit in with the family’s outdoorsy vibes and didn’t enjoy riding horses around the property due to a fall as a child.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of horse around
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  • And Mersan & Tümkalıp, another machinery purveyor, is reputedly negotiating assistance deals to retroactively modernize damaged production lines that idled during the war years.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of idle
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  • Don’t dawdle, though, as the air temperature in the room or your warm hand on the glass can transfer their thermal energy to melt the rest of the ice and then begin to raise the temperature of your drink!
    — Matthew Koss, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But, lucky for anyone who dawdled, many of the deals are still active.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
Definition of dawdle
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  • Parisians who aren’t at the beach or lounging by the pool at Primard are relaxing with purpose in their home city.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The program recorded the episode in a live taping in its new members lounge in Dallas, Texas.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of lounge

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“Tinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinker. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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