Pottering Around (phrasal verb) 🚶🏻♂️🏚 #rachelsenglish #phrasesandidioms #americanenglish
13,406 views ・ 2024-02-28
Please double-click on the English subtitles below to play the video.
00:00
I was reading an article recently when
I came across the phrase ‘pottering around,’
0
120
5611
00:05
and I was like, whoa, I'm 44
years old, and I have never heard this
1
5731
4789
00:10
phrase before. I've heard ‘hovering around’.
So I thought, is this a typo? No, it's not.
2
10520
6520
00:17
‘Pottering around’ means the exact same thing
as ‘puttering around’. They both mean moving
3
17040
6680
00:23
around without hurrying, in a relaxed and
pleasant way, doing things here and there.
4
23720
6920
00:30
I had a nice day pottering around the house.
5
30640
3842
00:34
The article I was reading was about beekeeping,
6
34482
3918
00:38
and what it used to be. “Men in veils pottering
7
38400
4280
00:42
around a few hives under the trees.”
8
42680
3320
00:46
Puttering around.
9
46000
1571
00:47
Pottering around.
10
47571
1173
New videos
Original video on YouTube.com
About this website
This site will introduce you to YouTube videos that are useful for learning English. You will see English lessons taught by top-notch teachers from around the world. Double-click on the English subtitles displayed on each video page to play the video from there. The subtitles scroll in sync with the video playback. If you have any comments or requests, please contact us using this contact form.