单词 | pothering |
释义 | potheringn. rare. The action of pother v.; fuss, bother; (occasionally) an instance of this. ΚΠ a1684 R. Leighton Ten Serm. v, in Wks. (1746) 534 Our pothering and turmoiling without him, makes us lose our labour. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iv. iii. 281 That perplexity, puddering, and confusion, which has so much hindred Mens progress in other parts of Knowledge. 1762 Seasonable Addr. to Citizens of Glasgow 11 What plotting and pothering do we often see about a place of l. 40 or l. 50 per annum? 1968 College Eng. 30 67/1 What is all this pothering and uproaring over full stomachs and happiness? 1989 C. Shields Orange Fish 103 There was old S—with yet another of his prolix empty potherings. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). potheringadj. rare. That pothers (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [adjective] > causing unrestfulc1384 uneasy1483 uneaseful1515 unquiet1534 turmoiling?1550 perturbing1559 disquieting1576 disturbing1594 uncomfortable1599 tumultuous1604 disturbanta1617 disquietous1619 perturbatious1630 ugly1645 discomposing1663 unsettling1665 disquietfula1677 disordering1744 disconcerting?1749 pothering1817 disturbative1842 unsteadying1865 upsetting1872 shattering1924 off-putting1935 neuralgic1977 1817 I. D'Israeli tr. Athenæus in Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. III. 240 A multitude confused of pothering odours! 1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth I. 192 His [sc. an Irishman's] words are apt to roll out just like so many potatoes..rumbling, and pothering, and incoherent. 1952 H. E. Bates Love for Lydia (1956) i. ii. 16 Odours of burning leather hung on all Evensford streets, in puthering clouds, on windless afternoons. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1684adj.1817 |
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