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Meanings of potter around in English

Move around aimlessly.

Usage of potter around in English
1
I'll potter around this evening and build one behind the woodshed.
Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
2
I'll potter around in the gardens, then read until the night shift comes on.'
The millionaire's rebellious mistress
3
Guess he wanted to potter around there a bit.
By Reef and Palm
4
In the driveway, the family dogs potter around, looking for amusement on a bedraggled day.
The Irish Times
5
Then she could potter around all she liked.
Greener Than You Think
6
Well, the square quarter of a mile I potter around in for a month seems very familiar.
The Guardian
7
The advantage for me is that I get to potter around first thing and enjoy the peace.
The Irish Times
8
Both shops will be missed, especially by those folks happy to potter around a record store at midnight.
The Irish Times
9
I can potter around in here for hours - re-arranging flowers, admiring my own cakes and plumping cushions.
The Guardian
10
My spouse's idea of a perfect Valentine's Day outing is a potter around Denver Sluice under an iron-grey sky.
The Guardian
11
We can just potter around.
My Friend the Chauffeur
12
Then you can let the little people do what they do best - potter around, falling over and falling out.
The Irish Times
13
I find it amusing that bands like Radiohead can potter around for three years on their latest "effort".
The Guardian
14
Sometimes an old one will potter around a thicket, ahead of a slow dog, but his tendency is always to hole.
Woodcraft
15
She adores to potter around those queer places abroad where you see strange English and Germans and Americans with red books in their hands.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
16
He went down in the kitchen and I'd hear him pottering around.
With Those Who Wait
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