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He was kneeling on the floor in the next room tinkering with a part of his motorcycle over some newspaper spread on the carpet. What does the word 'tinkering' mean (used in the first sentence)? -

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          He was kneeling on the floor in the next room tinkering with a part of his motorcycle over some newspaper spread on the carpet. He was three years out of school, an apprentice mechanic, travelling to his work each day to the far side of the city. He was almost grown up now, and she suspected areas of his life about which she knew nothing, about which he never spoke.
         Sophie went to look for her brother Geoff.

What does the word 'tinkering' mean (used in the first sentence)?

Options

  • Repairing

  • Redoing

  • Fixing

  • Restoring

MCQ

Solution

Repairing

Explanation:

The word 'tinker' means an attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way. ln context to the passage, it means repairing.

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