pottering
present participle ofpotter
potter
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
mainlyUKuk/ˈpɒt.ər/us/ˈpɑː.t̬ɚ/(USusuallyputter)tomovearound withouthurrying, and in arelaxedandpleasantway:
Ispenttheafternoonpotteringaroundthegardendoing a fewoddjobs.
He doesn'tdriveveryfast- hetendsto potteralong.
Moving gently on foot
- amble
- blow
- circulate
- dumbwalking
- flâneur
- gently
- mince
- mincing
- mooch
- mosey
- plod
- potter
- promenade
- putter
- saunter
- stroll
- stroller
- tippy
- tiptoe
- wander
Examplesofpottering
pottering
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Indeed, gardening is not just aboutpotteringpicturesquely in the herbaceous borders in these works, it is an opportunity both to act and to think.
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Hundreds of labourers, day after day, week after week, and month after month, have beenpotteringabout the local tribunals.
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It is no use going on as we are,pottering.
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We saw himpotteringin and out an hour or so ago.
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There is an awful feeling that we arepotteringat this without really working on a strategy which is based on a long-term policy.
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One has to have inspectorspotteringaround the farms counting the number of legs of the sheep and dividing by four.
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We are onlypotteringwith things.
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We cannot afford to gopotteringalong.
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I do not want a housing scheme for agricultural labourers to gopotteringabout among all the local authorities of the country, with us trying to get them to agree.
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One is not talking of a man with a shovelpotteringacross his field to open a ditch that is blocked, but to fairly major works.
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He turned up on his bike, justpotteringabout.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is never happier than whenpotteringabout the grounds on a fine sunny day.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Potteringis also main business for people of muragod.
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- communicative situation
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