1 C1 idiomatic informal
To spend time in an aimless, unproductive way, doing small trivial things.
"He was just putzing round the flat all morning instead of getting ready."
putz round
C1 informal intransitive
A chiefly British variant of 'putz around,' meaning to waste time doing trivial things.
In plain English
To do nothing important and just move around doing little things.
What does "putz round" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To move round like a foolish, aimless person.
Actually means
To do nothing important and just move around doing little things.
Usage tip
Extremely rare. This is essentially a British English spelling variant of 'putz around,' substituting 'round' for 'around.' Because 'putz' is strongly American/Yiddish in origin, this combination is unusual and not well established in any variety of English.
Words that pair with "putz round"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
house garden afternoon all day
How to conjugate "putz round"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
putz round
I/you/we/they
3rd person
putzes round
he/she/it
Past simple
putzed round
yesterday
Past participle
putzed round
have + pp
-ing form
putzing round
continuous
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