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单词 tinkering
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tinker

1 of 2

verb

tin·​ker ˈtiŋ-kər How to pronounce tinker (audio)
tinkered; tinkering ˈtiŋ-k(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce tinker (audio)

intransitive verb

: to work in the manner of a tinker
especially : to repair, adjust, or work with something in an unskilled or experimental manner : fiddle
always tinkering with his car

transitive verb

: to repair, adjust, or experiment with
tinkerer
ˈtiŋ-kər-ər How to pronounce tinker (audio)
noun

tinker

2 of 2

noun

plural tinkers
1
a
: a usually itinerant mender of household utensils
b
: an unskillful mender : bungler
2
chiefly Ireland, sometimes offensive : romani sense 1

Synonyms

Verb

  • diddle (with)
  • fiddle (with)
  • fool (with)
  • mess (with)
  • monkey (with)
  • play (with)
  • tamper (with)
  • toy (with)
  • twiddle (with)
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb He was tinkering in the garage.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Still, that move has been seen as inadequate by those who just want to be able to tinker with and fix their own machines. WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022 GameFi games will only continue to proliferate, and game publishers must tinker with token design to ensure user growth does not come at the expense of sustainability. Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 Though the true experts might tinker with cuts of meat in different combinations, a good starting position is with fat percentages. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2022 With a day off Monday, the Orioles can tinker with the order to avoid calling up another starter. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2022 In the regular season, Kerr can tinker with his lineups because the stakes are relatively low. Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2022 Clayton Kershaw will tinker with a changeup, hint at the possibility of incorporating it full time into his arsenal, then abandon the pitch once the games count. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022 The athletes can tinker and adjust the runners on training days. New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 Instead, there’s a small team of architects, designers and chefs who tinker with sugar sculptures and recipes, building with modded and food-safe 3-D printers that are more typically used for metalworking. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021
Noun
Initially, the retailer was nothing more than a small boot- and climbing shoe- repair operation—more a place for Neptune and his friends to tinker than anything else. Micah Ling, Outside Online, 14 Feb. 2022 In Peru and the United States, chefs tinker with causa’s form, flavors, fillings and garnishes — and, in the process, give home cooks license to experiment. Caroline Hatchett, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 The basic skeleton is Mr. Isaka’s book, though Mr. Leitch and the screenwriter Zak Olkewicz freely tinker with the meat. Amy Nicholson, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 As the Duffer Brothers tinker around with season 5, there's one major dilemma that everyone's wondering about. Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 16 July 2022 Play an instrument, cook, knit, build, tinker or doodle. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 While the core of the Dodgers lineup might look the same most games, Roberts will have the opportunity to tinker in search of the right matchups. Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022 And reducing federal policymakers’ discretion to tinker with the monetary system is the best way to truly fix the problem. Norbert Michel, Forbes, 16 June 2022 But there are sound arguments and growing support for Major League Baseball’s current eagerness to tinker with the rule book. David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English tinkere

First Known Use

Verb

1655, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

tinker

verb

tin·​ker ˈtiŋ-kər How to pronounce tinker (audio)
tinkered; tinkering
: to repair or adjust something in an unskilled or experimental manner

tinkering

verb

present participle of tinker
as in loafing

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • loafing
  • dawdling
  • idling
  • doodling
  • lounging
  • horsing around
  • dillydallying
  • diddling (with)
  • fribbling
  • lolling
  • dallying
  • playing
  • clowning (around)
  • trifling
  • fooling around
  • messing around
  • hanging about
  • hanging (around or out)
  • fiddling (around)
  • kicking around
  • goofing (around)
  • monkeying (around)
  • pottering (around)
  • puttering (around)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • settling (down)
  • setting (to)
  • buckling (down)
  • knuckling down
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