tinkering Synonyms

tinkering Meaning

Webster

tinkering (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Tinker

Webster

tinkering (n.)

The act or work of a tinker.

tinkering Sentence Examples

  1. The elderly man spent hours tinkering with his vintage car, meticulously adjusting the carburetor.
  2. Sarah enjoyed tinkering with electronic devices, often disassembling them to understand how they worked.
  3. The scientist spent years tinkering with a revolutionary invention that promised to revolutionize the medical industry.
  4. The children tinkered with construction blocks for hours, creating elaborate structures that tested their imaginations.
  5. The mechanic tinkered under the hood of the broken-down car, determined to find the source of the problem.
  6. The artist tinkered with different paintbrushes and techniques, striving to achieve the perfect texture and brushstrokes.
  7. The software engineer tinkered with the code, hoping to eliminate the persistent bugs that plagued the program.
  8. The musician tinkered with guitar strings, experimenting with different tunings and sounds to create unique melodies.
  9. The amateur photographer spent weekends tinkering with his camera, adjusting settings to capture stunning images.
  10. The inventor tinkered in his workshop, surrounded by gadgets and tools, working tirelessly on his next ingenious creation.

FAQs About the word tinkering

of Tinker, The act or work of a tinker.

clowning (around), horsing around,diddling (with), lounging, loafing, dawdling, idling, doodling, playing,hanging (around or out)

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

The elderly man spent hours tinkering with his vintage car, meticulously adjusting the carburetor.

Sarah enjoyed tinkering with electronic devices, often disassembling them to understand how they worked.

The scientist spent years tinkering with a revolutionary invention that promised to revolutionize the medical industry.

The children tinkered with construction blocks for hours, creating elaborate structures that tested their imaginations.