pudder (plural pudders)
A confused noise; turmoil; bustle; tumult.
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
