pother

noun

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poth·er | \ ˈpä-t͟hər

Definition of pother

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : 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

verb

pothered; pothering\ ˈpä-t͟hə-riŋ

, ˈpät͟h-riŋ \

Definition of pother (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to put into a pother

intransitive verb

: to be in a pother

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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

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