tinker
Example Sentences
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A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.
From Salon
The company plans to roll out more of those features this year but is still tinkering with the service to align those offerings with travelers’ interests.
From MarketWatch
Matt pops in a VHS tape of “Back to the Future” and gets to work, tinkering with the RV in their backyard to give it the proper Zemeckian flair.
They tinkered with his crossovers and his camel spin.
From Los Angeles Times
She’d always liked tinkering with motorcycles and woodworking, and after years of teaching, she felt burned out.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
