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.
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n. an excited state of agitation
v. make upset or troubled
v. make a fuss; be agitated
Word Usage
"The damsel, now-a-days, who marries a lad younger than herself, is laying up a large stock of pother, which is to bother her when she becomes thirty -- for even young ladies, you know, after forty, may become thirty."