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potter around

potter around verb: to potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.

Verb

potter around (third-person singular simple present potters around, present participle pottering around, simple past and past participle pottered around)

  1. (UK) To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.
    • I like to relax pottering around the house doing this and that at the weekends.
    Synonyms:
    potter about

Synonyms of potter around

Forms of potter around

third-person singular presentpotters around
present participlepottering around
past participlepottered around
pastpottered around
alternative USputter around
alternative formpooter around

Questions about potter around

What does potter around mean?
Potter around means to potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.
What part of speech is potter around?
Potter around is a verb.
What is the past tense of potter around?
The past tense of potter around is pottered around.

Words near potter around in the dictionary

  1. potteens
  2. Potteiger
  3. Potteigers
  4. potter
  5. potter about
  6. potter around
  7. Potter County
  8. Potter Heigham
  9. Potter sequence
  10. Potter Stewart standard
  11. Potter Stewart test

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