səˈɹamɪst ˈmʌŋki ˈpʌtə(ɹ) ˈpʌtɚ ˈtɪŋkə(ɹ) ˈtɪŋkɚ move around aimlessly do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house work lightly The old lady is pottering around in the garden a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln