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poth·er
(pŏth′ər)n.
1. A commotion; a disturbance.
2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.
v. poth·ered, poth·er·ing, poth·ers
v.tr.
To make confused; trouble; worry.
v.intr.
To be overly concerned with trifles; fuss.
[Origin unknown.]
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pother
(ˈpɒðə)n
1. a commotion, fuss, or disturbance
2. a choking cloud of smoke, dust, etc
vb
to make or be troubled or upset
[C16: of unknown origin]
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poth•er
(ˈpɒð ər)n.
1. commotion; uproar.
2. a heated discussion, debate, or argument.
3. a choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.
v.t., v.i. 4. to worry; bother.
[1585–95; orig. uncertain]
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pother
Past participle: pothered
Gerund: pothering
| Imperative |
|---|
| pother |
| pother |
| Present |
|---|
| I pother |
| you pother |
| he/she/it pothers |
| we pother |
| you pother |
| they pother |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I pothered |
| you pothered |
| he/she/it pothered |
| we pothered |
| you pothered |
| they pothered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am pothering |
| you are pothering |
| he/she/it is pothering |
| we are pothering |
| you are pothering |
| they are pothering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have pothered |
| you have pothered |
| he/she/it has pothered |
| we have pothered |
| you have pothered |
| they have pothered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was pothering |
| you were pothering |
| he/she/it was pothering |
| we were pothering |
| you were pothering |
| they were pothering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had pothered |
| you had pothered |
| he/she/it had pothered |
| we had pothered |
| you had pothered |
| they had pothered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pother |
| you will pother |
| he/she/it will pother |
| we will pother |
| you will pother |
| they will pother |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have pothered |
| you will have pothered |
| he/she/it will have pothered |
| we will have pothered |
| you will have pothered |
| they will have pothered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be pothering |
| you will be pothering |
| he/she/it will be pothering |
| we will be pothering |
| you will be pothering |
| they will be pothering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been pothering |
| you have been pothering |
| he/she/it has been pothering |
| we have been pothering |
| you have been pothering |
| they have been pothering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been pothering |
| you will have been pothering |
| he/she/it will have been pothering |
| we will have been pothering |
| you will have been pothering |
| they will have been pothering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been pothering |
| you had been pothering |
| he/she/it had been pothering |
| we had been pothering |
| you had been pothering |
| they had been pothering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would pother |
| you would pother |
| he/she/it would pother |
| we would pother |
| you would pother |
| they would pother |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have pothered |
| you would have pothered |
| he/she/it would have pothered |
| we would have pothered |
| you would have pothered |
| they would have pothered |
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Noun 1. pother - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
Verb 1. pother - make upset or troubled
2. pother - make a fuss; be agitated
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pother
nounNeedless trouble:
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Translations
pother
[ˈpɒðəʳ] N → lío mall this pother! → ¡qué lío!
to make a pother about sth → armar un lío a causa de algo
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