Pother

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A commotion; a disturbance.
  • n. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
  • n. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.
  • v. To make confused; trouble; worry.
  • verb-intransitive. To be overly concerned with trifles; fuss.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A commotion, a tempest.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
  • v. To harass and perplex; to worry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A tumult; disturbance; confusion; bustle; flutter.
  • To make a pother or bustle; make a stir.
  • To harass and perplex; bother; puzzle; tease.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an excited state of agitation
  • v. make upset or troubled
  • v. make a fuss; be agitated
  • Verb Form
    pothered    pothering    pothers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    agitation    commove    charge    rouse    excite    agitate    turn on    charge up    niggle    fret   
    Variant
    potter    pudder   
    Form
    pothered    pothering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bustle    confusion    tumult    flutter    bother    worry    dust    disturbance    fuss   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fluster    fidget    suicide    sakadàgàmi    coverture    shindy    cantrip    cappy    trade-mark    sexualization