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tooling around

tooling around is the present participle and gerund of tool around.

Meaning of tool around

Verb

tool around (third-person singular simple present tools around, present participle tooling around, simple past and past participle tooled around)

  1. (Canada, US, intransitive, transitive) To drive or jaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.
    • Near-synonym: cruise
    Synonyms:
    cruise
  2. (idiomatic) To spend one's time idly.

Questions about tooling around

What is tooling around the present participle and gerund of?
Tooling around is the present participle and gerund of tool around.

Words near tooling around in the dictionary

  1. toolies
  2. Toolijooa
  3. Toolik
  4. Toolik Field Station
  5. tooling
  6. tooling around
  7. tooling up
  8. toolings
  9. Toolis
  10. Toolises
  11. toolishness

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