- present participle of tinker.
tinkering
Example Sentences
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Already, McDaniel has done some tinkering and fine-tuning, tweaking Herbert’s footwork out of the shotgun formation to allow him to get the ball out of his hands a fraction of a second earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Post-doctoral researcher Dr Hugh O'Connor began tinkering with the design of flow batteries when he needed one for his PhD - and realised it would cost £2,000-£3,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Far from being a flawless machine, the body reads more like a patchwork of compromises shaped by millions of years of evolutionary tinkering.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
In terms of continued tinkering, Vanguard has several possible solutions to this issue, one being even more auto-enrollment and auto-escalation adoption by company plans, so more workers have savings.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
He spent several precious days happily tinkering with his engine, wasting lovely, almost warm, oyster weather.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
