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pudder

/ˈpʌdə(ɹ)/

pudder noun: synonym of pother (“commotion, noise”).

Noun

pudder (plural pudders)

  1. Synonym of pother (“commotion, noise”)
    • All in a pudder.1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Causes that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    pother

Verb

pudder (third-person singular simple present pudders, present participle puddering, simple past and past participle puddered)

  1. (transitive) To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother.
    • that can be of no other use but to perplex and pudder him if he compares thema. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC
  2. (intransitive) To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss.
    • Puddering in the designs or doings of others.a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...
    • Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....

Synonyms of pudder

Forms of pudder

Noun
pluralpudders
Verb
third-person singular presentpudders
present participlepuddering
past participlepuddered
pastpuddered

Origin of pudder

Compare pother.

Words that rhyme with pudder

Questions about pudder

What does pudder mean?
Pudder means synonym of pother (“commotion, noise”).
What part of speech is pudder?
Pudder can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce pudder?
Pudder is pronounced /ˈpʌdə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of pudder?
The plural of pudder is pudders.

Words near pudder in the dictionary

  1. Puddefoot
  2. pudden
  3. puddening
  4. puddenings
  5. puddens
  6. pudder
  7. puddered
  8. puddering
  9. pudders
  10. Puddicombe
  11. puddies

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