putter vs wander

putter

verb
  • To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. 

  • To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating. 

noun
  • A person who is taking a putt or putting. 

  • A shot-putter. 

  • One who puts or places. 

  • A golf club specifically intended for a putt. 

  • One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine. 

wander

verb
  • To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood. 

  • To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path. 

  • Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention. 

  • To stray; stray from one's course; err. 

  • To commit adultery. 

noun
  • An act or instance of wandering. 

  • The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value. 

How often have the words putter and wander occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )