Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Northern US, slang)To waste time frivolously or busy oneself with minor tasks; to experiment or tinker.

  2. (Northern US, slang)To mess or interfere with.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Stop futzing around and get to work already!

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Forms

futzes around, futzing around, futzed around, futzed around
Base formfutz around · to futz around
3rd person singularfutzes around
Present participlefutzing around
Past simplefutzed around
Past participlefutzed around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfutz around
he, she, itfutzes around

Past simpleLesson

all personsfutzed around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave futzed around
he, she, ithas futzed around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill futz around

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
futonfutureA1futuristicfuzzfuzzy
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