Definitions for pother
ˈpɒð ərpother

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flapverb

   an excited state of agitation

   "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

2. potherverb

   make upset or troubled

3. dither, flap, potherverb

   make a fuss; be agitated

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pothernoun

   A commotion, a tempest.

2. Etymology: Origin uncertain.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pothernoun

   Etymology: and is derived by Franciscus Junius from foudre, thunder, Fr. by Stephen Skinner from peuteren or peteren, Dutch, to shake or dig; and more probably by a second thought from poudre, Fr. dust.

   1. Bustle; tumult; flutter.

   Such a pother,
   As if that whatsoever god, who leads him,
   Were crept into his human pow’rs,
   And gave him graceful posture. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Some hold the one, and some the other,
   But howsoe’er they make a pother. Hudibras.

   What a pother has been here with Wood and his brass,
   Who would modestly make a few halfpennies pass? Jonathan Swift.

   ’Tis yet in vain to keep a pother
   About one vice, and fall into the other. Alexander Pope.

   I always speak well of thee,
   Thou always speak’st ill of me;
   Yet after all our noise and pother,
   The world believes nor one nor t’other. Guardian.

   2. Suffocating cloud.

   He suddenly unties the poke,
   Which from it sent out such a smoke,
   As ready was them all to choke,
   So grievous was the pother. Michael Drayton.

2. To Potherverb

   To make a blustering ineffectual effort.

   He that loves reading and writing, yet finds certain seasons wherein those things have no relish, only pothers and wearies himself to no purpose. John Locke.

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1. pother

   Pother is a noun that refers to a commotion or fuss caused by a certain situation or event. It can also be used as a verb to describe the act of making a fuss or worrying about something. Pother generally describes unnecessary anxiety, worry, or disturbance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pothernoun

   bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother

2. Potherverb

   to make a bustle or stir; to be fussy

3. Potherverb

   to harass and perplex; to worry

4. Etymology: [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf. Potter, Pudder.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pother

   poth′ėr, n. bustle: confusion.—v.t. to puzzle: to perplex: to tease.—v.i. to make a pother. [Potter.]

Matched Categories

1. • Agitate
   • Fuss

Anagrams for pother »

1. thorpe

2. Thorpe

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pother in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pother in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pother
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pother
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pother
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pother
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pother