putter , v :
(intransitive) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. […] (intransitive) To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating.
Source http://handbookblogger.blogspot.com/2017/12/putter-word-of-day-for-december-10-2017.html
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