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Pother

//ˈpʌðə// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A commotion, a tempest. countable, uncountable

    "Let the great gods, / That keep this dreadful pother o’er our heads, / Find out their enemies now."

  2. 2
    an excited state of agitation wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy. intransitive
  2. 2
    make a fuss; be agitated wordnet
  3. 3
    To puzzle or perplex. transitive
  4. 4
    make upset or troubled wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder.

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder.

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