pother

(pŏTH'ər)
n.

1. A commotion; a disturbance.
2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.

v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

v.tr.
To make confused; trouble; worry.

v.intr.
To be overly concerned with trifles; fuss.

[Origin unknown.]

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noun

Needless trouble: bother, botheration, fuss. See easy/hard.

verb

To worry over trifles: chafe, fuss. Informal take on. See calm/agitation.

noisy disturbance, fuss; choking cloud of dust/smoke; mental turmoil

For a list of words related to pother, see:

• Fusses and Troubles

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See words rhyming with "pother."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - støvsky, røgsky, ballade
v. tr. - plage
v. intr. - gøre vrøvl

Nederlands (Dutch)
opwinding, drukte, verstikkende rook, verwarring, in opwinding raken/brengen

Français (French)
n. - agitation
v. tr. - s'agiter
v. intr. - s'agiter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tumult
v. - (sich) aufregen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (λόγ.) αναστάτωση
v. - ενοχλώ, αναστατώνω

Italiano (Italian)
polverone, infastidire

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nuvem (f), distúrbio (m)
v. - perturbar, atormentar-se

Русский (Russian)
суматоха, суетиться

Español (Spanish)
n. - confusión, alboroto
v. tr. - acosar, molestar, confundir
v. intr. - agitarse, alborotarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dammoln, kvävande rök, ståhej, oro
v. - bråka, oroa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
喧扰, 混乱, 骚动, 烦恼, 感到心神不宁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 喧擾, 混亂, 騷動
v. tr. - 煩惱
v. intr. - 感到心神不寧, 煩惱

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 야단법석, 소동, 자욱한 연기[먼지]
v. tr. - 곤란케 하다
v. intr. - 괴롭히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 雲煙, 騒動
v. - 悩ます, 大騒ぎする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضجه, ضوضاء (فعل) يشوش, يقلق, يهتاج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מהומה, רעש‬
v. tr. - ‮דאג‬
v. intr. - ‮הקים מהומה‬

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