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putter

verb
🔊/ˈpʌtə(r)/
🔊/ˈpʌtər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they putter
🔊/ˈpʌtə(r)/
🔊/ˈpʌtər/
he / she / it putters
🔊/ˈpʌtəz/
🔊/ˈpʌtərz/
past simple puttered
🔊/ˈpʌtəd/
🔊/ˈpʌtərd/
past participle puttered
🔊/ˈpʌtəd/
🔊/ˈpʌtərd/
-ing form puttering
🔊/ˈpʌtərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈpʌtərɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (of a boat or vehicle船或车辆) to make a repeated low sound as it moves slowly嘟嘟（或咕噜）作响
    • the puttering of the engine as it reduced speed发动机减速时的咕噜声
  2. (North American English)
    (British English potter)
    [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to do things or move without hurrying, especially when you are doing something that you enjoy and that is not important从容做事；欣然从事；漫步；闲荡
    • I spent the morning puttering around the house.我在家磨蹭了一上午。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originverb sense 1 1940s: imitative.verb sense 2 late 19th cent.: alteration.

putter

noun
🔊/ˈpʌtə(r)/
🔊/ˈpʌtər/
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  1. (in the game of golf高尔夫球运动) the type of club that is used for putting (= hitting the ball short distances)轻击球杆Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
    Word Originverb sense 1 1940s: imitative.verb sense 2 late 19th cent.: alteration.