noun

tinkering

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noun

A small, experimental adjustment or fix made to something.

"A bit of tinkering got the old radio working again."

"After some tinkering, she'd rewritten half the recipe."

How to Use Tinkering

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe act of making small trial-and-error changes to something, often mechanical or creative.

Common pairings

a bit of tinkering constant tinkering tinkering around the edges

tinkerings plural

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