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puddering

puddering is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about puddering

What is puddering the present participle and gerund of?
Puddering is the present participle and gerund of pudder.

Words near puddering in the dictionary

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

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