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potter about

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Examples

  • I like to relax pottering about the house doing this and that at the weekends.

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  • Russian: копоши́ться (kopošítʹsja) — to be gently active without much aim