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futzed around

futzed around is the simple past and past participle of futz around.

Meaning of futz around

Verb

futz around (third-person singular simple present futzes around, present participle futzing around, simple past and past participle futzed around)

  1. (Northern-US, slang) To waste time frivolously or busy oneself with minor tasks; to experiment or tinker.
  2. (Northern-US, slang) To mess or interfere with.
    • I am nobody to futz around with when I know myself to be four hundred per cent in the right.1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint

Questions about futzed around

What is futzed around the simple past and past participle of?
Futzed around is the simple past and past participle of futz around.

Words near futzed around in the dictionary

  1. futwas
  2. futz
  3. futz around
  4. futz with
  5. futzed
  6. futzed around
  7. futzed with
  8. futzer
  9. futzers
  10. futzes
  11. futzes around

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