pottered; pottering; potters
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Verb
pottering around indoors on a rainy day
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Alexis Clinton, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Rita was particularly open to working with young potters as well as designers not versed in ceramics.
—Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 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
Shop from over 30 of Western North Carolina's most talented potters at The Park Expo and Conference Center.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Rita was particularly open to working with young potters as well as designers not versed in ceramics.
—Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 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 30 Dec. 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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