noun
Meaning 1
A commotion, a tempest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pother
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpʌðə/
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/ˈpɒðə/
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rhymes with -ʌðə(ɹ)
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rhymes with -ɒðə(ɹ)
verb
Meaning 2
To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To puzzle or perplex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
Meaning 4
an excited state of agitation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dither, fuss, tizzy, flap
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agitation
verb
Meaning 5
make a fuss; be agitated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dither, flap
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fuss, niggle, fret
verb
Meaning 6
make upset or troubled
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
History
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: смут (smut) — a commotion, a tempest
- Bulgarian: суматоха (sumatoha) — a commotion, a tempest
- Polish: rwetes — a commotion, a tempest
- Russian: шу́м (šúm) — a commotion, a tempest
- Russian: сумато́ха (sumatóxa) — a commotion, a tempest
- Russian: волне́ние (volnénije) — a commotion, a tempest