tinker
verb/ˈtɪŋkə(r)/
/ˈtɪŋkər/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tinker | /ˈtɪŋkə(r)/ /ˈtɪŋkər/ |
| he / she / it tinkers | /ˈtɪŋkəz/ /ˈtɪŋkərz/ |
| past simple tinkered | /ˈtɪŋkəd/ /ˈtɪŋkərd/ |
| past participle tinkered | /ˈtɪŋkəd/ /ˈtɪŋkərd/ |
| -ing form tinkering | /ˈtɪŋkərɪŋ/ /ˈtɪŋkərɪŋ/ |
- tinker (with something) to make small changes to something in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful
- He’s in the garage tinkering with his bike.
- The password will prevent others from tinkering with your data.
- The government is merely tinkering at the edges of a much wider problem.
Word OriginMiddle English (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as a surname): of unknown origin.
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