futz
Waste time adjusting
Futz means to waste time or tinker aimlessly, often with an air of fussy inefficiency.
You might futz around with settings on your phone without accomplishing anything, or futz with a piece of furniture trying to get it level.
The word suggests puttering without clear purpose or progress.
To futz is to be busy without being productive.
Adjust restlessly; folk violin
- tweakMinor adjustment
- adjustChange to fit better
- putterClub for short strokes
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
monkey · dabble · toy · tamper · fuss · noodle · meddle · potter
fiddle
Adjust restlessly; folk violin
mess · monkey · dabble · toy · tamper · fuss · noodle · meddle · potter · twiddle
kill-time
Pass moments unproductively
- putterClub for short strokes
- lollygagIdle aimlessly, delay
- dilly-dallyWaste time idly
loaf · idle · piddle · fritter · goof-off · slack · procrastinate · drag · stall · dillydally
schmooze
Chat to gain favor
nosh · shtick · klutz · schmaltz · chutzpah · mensch · schlock · yenta · nudnik · schmo
- fidgetingfidgeting, fidget, tapping, fiddle, finger tapping
futzaccomplish
Complete successfully
achieve · execute · get things done · get down to business · produce
futztake action
Begin doing something
tackle · focus · get to the point · concentrate · cut to the chase
- futzing aroundIdle, unproductive dabbling
- futz aroundKill time unproductively
- futzed aroundIdled aimlessly, unproductively