puttered; puttering; putters
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Verb
the motorboat puttered across the lake
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
McIlroy shot 2-over 74 during an agonizing day with the putter.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
The little red Volkswagen puttered northbound along 16th Avenue South.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
That prompted Morikawa to fire back, calling for long putters to be banned, in jest.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
McIlroy shot 2-over 74 during an agonizing day with the putter.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
The little red Volkswagen puttered northbound along 16th Avenue South.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Putter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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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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