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pottering around

pottering around is the present participle and gerund of potter around.

Meaning of potter around

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

Questions about pottering around

What is pottering around the present participle and gerund of?
Pottering around is the present participle and gerund of potter around.

Words near pottering around in the dictionary

  1. Potterian
  2. Potteriana
  3. potteries
  4. pottering
  5. pottering about
  6. pottering around
  7. potteringly
  8. potterings
  9. Potterish
  10. Potterite
  11. Potterites

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