What does puttering mean?
Puttering means present participle and gerund of putter.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of putter.
He has had legal and business training; so his complex is an ultimate scorn for the ineffectual fussings and putterings of men who have not been trained along practical lines — such as scientists.
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Puttering means present participle and gerund of putter.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He has had legal and business training; so his complex is an ultimate scorn for the ineffectual fussings and putterings of men who have not been trained along practical lines — such as scientists.
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