putter

🇺🇸 /ˈpʌtər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpʌtə(r)/
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intransitive verb
R

to make a low, continuous sound while moving slowly

The putter of the motor as it slowed down filled the room.

R

to spend time doing small tasks or moving around without a clear purpose

I spent the morning puttering around the garden.

noun
R

a club in golf used for hitting the ball short distances

He selected a putter from his golf bag to finish the hole.

translation

vi. to make a low, continuous sound while moving slowly; to spend time doing small tasks or moving around without a clear purpose
n. a club in golf used for hitting the ball short distances

Word Forms

3rd Present putters
Past puttered
Perfect puttered
Progressive puttering
Plural putters