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
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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
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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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“Pother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pother. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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