pother

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an excited state of agitation
  2. verb make upset or troubled
  3. verb make a fuss; be agitated

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Compare Dutch peuteren (“to rummage, poke”), and English potter, pudder.

In classic literature

Synonyms

dither, fuss, tizzy, flap

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