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puddered

puddered is the simple past and past participle of pudder.

Meaning of pudder

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]...

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What is puddered the simple past and past participle of?
Puddered is the simple past and past participle of pudder.

Words near puddered in the dictionary

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

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