putter
/ˈpʌtər/
verb
- To move or act in a leisurely, aimless, or ineffective way; to busy oneself with small, unimportant tasks.
- On weekends, I like to putter in the garden, trimming a few bushes here and there.
- He spent the afternoon puttering around the house, fixing a squeaky door and organizing his desk.
- Instead of working on the big project, she puttered with her collection of old stamps.
Antonyms
noun
- A golf club with a flat face, used for hitting the ball a short distance on the green, especially into the hole.
- His grandfather gave him an old wooden putter that he still uses today.
- She pulled out her putter and carefully lined up the final shot.
- The professional golfer switched to a new putter to improve his short game.
- A person who putters; someone who works in a leisurely or unproductive way.
- My uncle is a happy putter, always tinkering with old radios in his garage.
- She's a weekend putter, never in a hurry to finish her projects.
- The old putter spent hours rearranging his tools without actually fixing anything.