pottered; pottering; potters
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Verb
pottering around indoors on a rainy day
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Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Many people come for the nature and never get near a potter’s wheel.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
These are the humdrum and human experiences of a man who spent his time simply pottering about.
—Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
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Noun
But the show was also his expression of thanks for Japan and its potters.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Many people come for the nature and never get near a potter’s wheel.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
Lucia pottered about, switching on a lamp, putting things away into cupboards, stacking the mugs into a corner.
—Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
These are the humdrum and human experiences of a man who spent his time simply pottering about.
—Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
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“Potter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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potter
1 of 2 noun
pot·ter
ˈpät-ər 
: one that makes pottery
Biographical Definition
Potter 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Pot·ter
ˈpä-tər
Beatrix 1866–1943 British writer and illustrator
Potter
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Paul or Paulus 1625–1654 Dutch painter
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