POTHER

dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap

(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”

dither, flap, pother

(verb) make a fuss; be agitated

pother

(verb) make upset or troubled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pother (countable and uncountable, plural pothers)

A commotion, a tempest.

Verb

pother (third-person singular simple present pothers, present participle pothering, simple past and past participle pothered)

(intransitive) To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.

(transitive) To puzzle or perplex.

Anagrams

• Thorpe, Topher, tephro-, thorpe

Source: Wiktionary


Poth"er, n. Etym: [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. Potter, Pudder.]

Definition: Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also potter, and pudder.] "What a pother and stir!" Oldham. "Coming on with a terrible pother." Wordsworth.

Poth"er, v. i.

Definition: To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.

Poth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pothered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pothering.]

Definition: To harass and perplex; to worry. "Pothers and wearies himself." Locke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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