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pother

poth·er
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poth -er]
    • /ˈpɒð ər/
    • /ˈpɒð.ə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poth -er]
    • /ˈpɒð ər/

Definitions of pother word

  • noun pother commotion; uproar. 1
  • noun pother a heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do. 1
  • noun pother a choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust. 1
  • noun pother a commotion, fuss, or disturbance 0
  • noun pother a choking cloud of smoke, dust, etc 0
  • verb pother to make or be troubled or upset 0

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Origin of pother

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pother

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pother popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pother usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pother

verb pother

  • anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
  • eat one's heart out — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • fire up — start ignition of
  • fret — to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
  • fussed — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.

noun pother

  • bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
  • broadside — A broadside is a strong written or spoken attack on a person or institution.
  • cloud — A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
  • commotion — A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.

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