tinker
/ˈtɪŋkɚ/ verb C1- To work as a tinker.
- To fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
He/she/it tinkers · Past tinkered · Past participle tinkered · -ing form tinkering
Verb forms
- Base form
- tinker
- He/she/it
- tinkers
- Past
- tinkered
- Past participle
- tinkered
- -ing form
- tinkering
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