Tinkering Meaning in English

word · lemma: tinker

US

ˈtɪŋkɝɪŋ/, /ˈtɪŋkɹɪŋ

TIN-ker-ing

UK

tˈɪŋkəɹɪŋ

TIN-kuh-ring

التعريف

Tinkering means making small changes or repairs to something, often in a playful or experimental way, especially when you are not an expert.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mainly informal; often used for fixing, adjusting, or experimenting with machines, gadgets, or systems. Implies curiosity and nonprofessional involvement. Common phrases: 'tinkering with electronics', 'after some tinkering'. Not typically for serious, expert repair.

• Spanish: trastear - juguetear (con algo)
• Portuguese (BR): fuçar - mexer (em algo) - fazer ajustes simples
• Portuguese (PT): mexer - remexer (em algo) - ajustar coisas simples
• Chinese (Simplified): 捣鼓 - 修修补补
• Chinese (Traditional): 修修補補 - 搞弄
• Hindi: छेड़खानी (किसी चीज़ के साथ) - सुधारना (छोटी-मोटी मरम्मत)
• Arabic: العبث - التعديل البسيط
• Bengali: টিঙ্কারিং - খুঁটিনাটি কাজ - জিনিসপত্র নিয়ে ঘাঁটাঘাঁটি
• Russian: ковыряние - возиться - мастерить
• Japanese: いじくり - いじること - 修理いじり
• Vietnamese: mày mò - chỉnh sửa nhỏ
• Korean: 이것저것 손보기 - 만지작거리기
• Turkish: kurcalama - ufak tamirat - elle oynama
• Urdu: جھاڑ پھونک - معمولی مرمت - لاعلمی میں چھیڑ چھاڑ
• Indonesian: mengutak-atik - membetulkan kecil-kecilan

جمل نموذجية

He spent the afternoon tinkering with his old radio.

basic

She enjoys tinkering in the garage on weekends.

basic

After some tinkering, the clock started working again.

basic

My dad is always tinkering with his bike, even when it's not broken.

natural

There's a lot of tinkering involved when you build things from scratch.

natural

A bit of tinkering made my computer run much faster.

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