[syn: dither, flap, pother]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pother \Poth"er\, v. i.
To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pother
n 1: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there
was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither,
pother, fuss, tizzy, flap]
v 1: make upset or troubled
2: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: dither, flap, pother]