futzed; futzing; futzes
slang
: fool around sense 1
—often used with around
futz around without producing any worthwhile music—
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Ferrari and Stellantis offer front shotgun passengers an interactive screen to futz with.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2023
Once again, David Gordon Green and Danny McBride have taken it upon themselves to futz with a 1970s horror classic at the behest of horror über-producer Jason Blum.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
All without having to futz about with a speaker, let alone recharge it.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2022
How refreshing, then, were the novels that didn’t futz about, that simply demanded that readers submit to their vision of things.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
While the strategy behind the release came with a heightened sense of responsibility owing to Lizzo’s meteoric rise, Reed and his team tried not to futz too much with a winning formula.
—Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2021
From there, the worms can unleash a slurry of proteins and chemicals that futz with the ant’s core physiology, likely impacting their host’s hormones, immune system, and genes.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 May 2021
And if City Council President Kim Janey wants to futz with the percentage, that’s her prerogative.
—Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2021
Here every square inch of interior space is acclimatized to a refreshing and humidity-free 72 degrees Fahrenheit—so brisk that some of us futz around wearing sweaters and socks while the outside temperature climbs toward 100.
—James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018
IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2023
Once again, David Gordon Green and Danny McBride have taken it upon themselves to futz with a 1970s horror classic at the behest of horror über-producer Jason Blum.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
All without having to futz about with a speaker, let alone recharge it.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2022
How refreshing, then, were the novels that didn’t futz about, that simply demanded that readers submit to their vision of things.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021
While the strategy behind the release came with a heightened sense of responsibility owing to Lizzo’s meteoric rise, Reed and his team tried not to futz too much with a winning formula.
—Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2021
From there, the worms can unleash a slurry of proteins and chemicals that futz with the ant’s core physiology, likely impacting their host’s hormones, immune system, and genes.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 May 2021
And if City Council President Kim Janey wants to futz with the percentage, that’s her prerogative.
—Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2021
Here every square inch of interior space is acclimatized to a refreshing and humidity-free 72 degrees Fahrenheit—so brisk that some of us futz around wearing sweaters and socks while the outside temperature climbs toward 100.
—James Nestor, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2018
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“Futz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futz. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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