pother
1 of 2noun
poth·er ˈpä-t͟hər 
1
a
: a confused or fidgety flurry of activity : commotion
b
: agitated talk or controversy usually over a trivial matter
2
: a choking cloud of dust or smoke
3
: mental turmoil
pother
2 of 2verb
pothered; pothering ˈpä-t͟hə-riŋ
ˈpät͟h-riŋ
transitive verb
: to put into a pother
intransitive verb
: to be in a pother
Synonyms
Noun
- dither
- fluster
- fret
- fuss
- huff
- lather
- stew
- sweat
- swelter
- swivet
- tizzy
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun always in a pother over the state of her garden the pother of city traffic that commuters face every day
Recent Examples on the Web
John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2017
Noun
Back to business after a month of neglecting the words of the week while addressing one pother after another. John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com, 19 June 2017 Word History
Etymology
Noun
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun
1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1692, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
pother
noun
1
as in fuss
a state of nervous or irritated concern always in a pother over the state of her garden Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fuss
- huff
- panic
- fret
- sweat
- fluster
- dither
- tizzy
- stew
- lather
- swelter
- twitter
- dudgeon
- bother
- agitation
- hysteria
- ado
- pique
- alarum
- swivet
- alarm
- delirium
- hand-wringing
- furor
- uproar
- distraction
- nervous breakdown
2
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity the pother of city traffic that commuters face every day Synonyms & Similar Words
- commotion
- fuss
- disturbance
- hurry
- stir
- clatter
- turmoil
- noise
- racket
- bother
- storm
- hubbub
- shindy
- hullabaloo
- rumpus
- tumult
- hoopla
- furore
- hurly
- ado
- fun
- ruckus
- ruction
- clutter
- bustle
- coil
- blather
- ballyhoo
- row
- squall
- hoo-hah
- welter
- hurricane
- uproar
- furor
- pandemonium
- roar
- whirl
- zoo
- moil
- foofaraw
- bluster
- hoo-ha
- stew
- hurly-burly
- kerfuffle
- corroboree
- helter-skelter
- flurry
- do
- hurry-scurry
- hubble-bubble
- din
- outcry
- splore
- williwaw
- cacophony
- clamor
- to-do
- upheaval
- howl
- unrest
- disorder
- hurry-skurry
- bobbery
- flutter
- alarums and excursions
- eruption
- fret
- fray
- brawl
- outburst
- fracas
- dither
- outbreak
- fever
- tizzy
- hassle
- scuffle
- lather
- melee
- mêlée
- hue and cry
- flare-up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rest
- hush
- peace
- stillness
- quiet
- tranquillity
- calm
- tranquility
- quietude
- order
- orderliness