DUDDERING

Verb

duddering

present participle of dudder

Source: Wiktionary

DUDDER

Dud"der, v. t. Etym: [In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake, tremble; also written dodder.]

Definition: To confuse or confound with noise. Jennings.

Dud"der, v. i.

Definition: To shiver or tremble; to dodder. I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. Ford.

Dud"der, n. Etym: [From Duds.]

Definition: A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition