pother
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpʌðə/ / /ˈpɒðə/
noun
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder.
- A commotion, a tempest.
“Let the great gods, / That keep this dreadful pother o’er our heads, / Find out their enemies now.”
“(name of the article) Flight Of Hess Causes Pother Among Germans”
verb
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder.
- To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
- To puzzle or perplex.