futzes

Example:She spent the morning futzing with her hair before finally leaving the house.

Definition:To handle or deal with (something) in a disorderly or unskilled manner; to play with or tamper with (something)

Example:He decided to futz around the house and fix his lawn instead of going to work early.

Definition:To spend time in a fumbling or disorderly manner; to dawdle or flit about with no particular purpose

Example:Instead of studying for the exam, she decided to futz about the dorm doing nothing but watching TV.

Definition:To engage in idle or aimless activity; to rummage or dawdle (usually in a chaotic or disorderly way)

Example:He futzed up the exam by accidentally submitting the wrong answers.

Definition:To spoil or destroy something; to make a mistake or error in something (often inadvertently or carelessly)

Example:He decided to futz around with the computer to see if he could fix it, but only succeeded in making it work even less.

Definition:To handle or deal with something in a disorderly manner, often without any real understanding of what is needed or how to achieve a proper result