Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Dudder · Dud·der · IPA /ˈdʌdə(ɹ)/ v. t. v. i. n. 01 v. t. To confuse or confound with noise. 1. To confuse or confound with noise. 02 v. i. To shiver or tremble; to dodder. 1. To shiver or tremble; to dodder. “I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf.” — Ford. 03 n. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. 1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer.[Eng.]