pudder

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English

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Etymology

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Compare pother.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʌdə(ɹ)/
    Rhymes: -ʌdə(ɹ)
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Noun

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pudder (plural pudders)

  1. A confused noise; turmoil; bustle; tumult.

Verb

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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.
    • a. 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:
      that can be of no other use but to perplex and pudder him if he compares them
  2. (intransitive) To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pudder”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From French poudre, from Latin pulvis.

Noun

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pudder n (definite singular pudderet, indefinite plural pudder or puddere, definite plural puddera or pudderne)

  1. powder (often cosmetic)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From French poudre, from Latin pulvis.

Noun

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pudder n (definite singular pudderet, indefinite plural pudder, definite plural puddera)

  1. powder (often cosmetic)

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