Found 2 items, similar to Pother.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pother
pother
n : an excited state of agitation;
“he was in a dither”;
“there
was a terrible flap about the theft” [syn:
dither,
fuss,
tizzy,
flap]
v 1: make upset or troubled
2: make a fuss; be agitated [syn:
dither,
flap]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pother
Pother
\Poth"er\, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf.
Potter,
Pudder.]
Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also
potter, and
pudder.]
“What a pother and stir!”
--Oldham.
“Coming on with a terrible pother.” --Wordsworth.
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Pother
\Poth"er\, v. i.
To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
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Pother
\Poth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Pothered; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Pothering.]
To harass and perplex; to worry.
“Pothers and wearies
himself.” --Locke.
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