puttered; puttering; putters
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Verb
the motorboat puttered across the lake
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Back injuries are tricky to return from, and Zalatoris switched to a broomstick putter.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
This is the second in an eight-part series exploring the 1989 murder of Kevin Hughes, a country music chart director who knew too much.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The little red Volkswagen puttered northbound along 16th Avenue South.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Photo : Rolls-Royce Motor Cars A replica of Goldfinger’s gold putter is mounted inside the trunk lid.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Back injuries are tricky to return from, and Zalatoris switched to a broomstick putter.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Verb
Surely, every aggravated Cleveland fan cursing at their TV every time a top half of the inning ended with two or three base runners puttering back to the dugout also declared Thomas would snap out of his funk and fuel the Guardians to victory.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
This is the second in an eight-part series exploring the 1989 murder of Kevin Hughes, a country music chart director who knew too much.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The little red Volkswagen puttered northbound along 16th Avenue South.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Putter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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putter
1 of 3 noun
put·ter
ˈpu̇t-ər 
: one that puts
putter
2 of 3 noun
putt·er
ˈpət-ər
1
: a golf club used in putting
2
: a person who putts
Etymology
Noun
from put and -er (noun suffix)
Noun
from putt and -er (noun suffix)
Verb
an altered form of earlier potter "to move about idly without aim or purpose"
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