tinkering

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tinkering

/ˈtɪŋkɚɪŋ/

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verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of tinker

noun tinkerings

An experimental fix or change. But political tinkering is never far away and British Rail, during much of its life, was subjected to it.

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@misc{tinkering_2026,
  title = {tinkering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tinkering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}