pother

1 of 2

noun

poth·​er ˈpä-t͟hər 

1

a

: a confused or fidgety flurry of activity : commotion

b

: agitated talk or controversy usually over a trivial matter

2

: a choking cloud of dust or smoke

3

: mental turmoil

pother

2 of 2

verb

pothered; pothering ˈpä-t͟hə-riŋ 

ˈpät͟h-riŋ

transitive verb

: to put into a pother

intransitive verb

: to be in a pother

Synonyms

Noun

• dither
• fluster
• fret
• fuss
• huff
• lather
• stew
• sweat
• swelter
• swivet
• tizzy
• twitter

Examples of pother in a Sentence

Noun

always in a pother over the state of her garden

the pother of city traffic that commuters face every day

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Back to business after a month of neglecting the words of the week while addressing one pother after another. —John E. McIntyre, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1692, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

pother

noun

poth·​er

ˈpät͟h-ər

: fuss entry 1 sense 1