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tinker

verb as in fiddle with

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But the government kept tinkering with the design to meet ever-changing specifications, which set back the construction schedule and added costs.

The second half was back to tinkering on the sink.

Perhaps the translation is off, or maybe something else needs tinkering; dyeing her hair Nora’s exact shade of brown doesn’t help, nor does attempting to do the film in a Norwegian accent.

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For some people, it’s bowling, or ceramics, or tinkering with motorcycles.

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When the boys were tinkering with tunes, they “ping-ponged” ideas with such joyful energy that people in adjoining offices could hear them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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