Definitions for: Pother


[n] an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
[v] make a fuss; be agitated
[v] make upset or troubled



Webster (1913) Definition: Poth"er, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf.
Potter, Pudder.]
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.
To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.


Poth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pothered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pothering.]
To harass and perplex; to worry. ``Pothers and wearies
himself.'' --Locke.

Synonyms: dither, dither, flap, flap, fuss, tizzy

See Also: agitate, agitation, charge, charge up, commove, excite, fret, fuss, niggle, rouse, turn on

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