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pottered

pottered is the simple past and past participle of potter.

Meaning of potter

Verb

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

  1. (UK) To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
  2. (UK) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)
    • He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time.1923, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter II, in Leave It to Psmith
  3. (obsolete) To poke repeatedly.

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Phrases with pottered

Questions about pottered

What is pottered the simple past and past participle of?
Pottered is the simple past and past participle of potter.

Words near pottered in the dictionary

  1. potter's wheels
  2. Potter-Bucky diaphragm
  3. Potter-Bucky diaphragms
  4. Potter-esque
  5. Potterdom
  6. pottered
  7. pottered about
  8. pottered around
  9. potterer
  10. potterers
  11. Potteresque

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