PUDDER

Etymology

Noun

pudder (plural pudders)

A confused noise; turmoil; bustle; tumult.

Verb

pudder (third-person singular simple present pudders, present participle puddering, simple past and past participle puddered)

(transitive) To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother.

(intransitive) To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss.

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Source: Wiktionary


Pud"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puddered; p. pr. & vb. n. Puddering.] Etym: [Cf. Pother.]

Definition: To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. Puddering in the designs or doings of others. Barrow. Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs. Holland.

Pud"der, v. t.

Definition: To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. Locke.

Pud"der, n.

Definition: A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. "All in a pudder." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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