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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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