pothering
- present participle of pother.
Example Sentences
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See them prepare a dish of various fish, Showering profuse the pounded Indian grain, An overpowering vapour, gallimaufry A multitude confused of pothering odours!
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac
In a few moments I hear cries and yells and shouts, and a pothering and squabbling.
From The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck by Tieck, Ludwig
The remaining 361 days the sun is pothering around all over the shop.
From The Cruise of the Snark by London, Jack
“Ho! inteed!” exclaimed Angus, rising in wrath, and cramming his pipe into his vest pocket; “it is herself that will pe pothering you no more spout your dirty land, Samyool Ruvnshaw.”
From The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
While his subtle mind was pothering with schemes of detection, the affair presented itself in another light, and he laughed at his own dulness.
From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Wallace, Lewis
