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putzing

putzing is the present participle and gerund of putz.

Meaning of putz

Verb (1)

putz (third-person singular simple present putzes, present participle putzing, simple past and past participle putzed)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To waste time.
    • Stop putzing around.
    Synonyms:
    futz, putter, yutz

Verb (2)

putz (third-person singular simple present putzes, present participle putzing, simple past and past participle putzed)

  1. (Pennsylvania, US, intransitive, slang) To go around viewing the putzes in the neighborhood.
    • Once all good Moravians in Bethlehem went putzing between Christmas and Twelfth Night to take a look at their friends' cribs.1947, Holiday - Volume 2, Issues 1-6, page 86

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Phrases with putzing

Questions about putzing

What is putzing the present participle and gerund of?
Putzing is the present participle and gerund of putz.

Words near putzing in the dictionary

  1. putzed around
  2. putzes
  3. putzes around
  4. putzhead
  5. putzheads
  6. putzing
  7. putzing around
  8. putzite
  9. Putzu
  10. putzy
  11. Puuc

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