Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Pudder · Pud·der · IPA /ˈpʌdə(ɹ)/ v. i. v. t. n. 01 v. i. To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. imp. & p. p. Puddered; p. pr. & vb. n. Puddering 1. To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. “Puddering in the designs or doings of others.” — Barrow. “Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.” — Holland. 02 v. t. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. 1. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. 03 n. A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. 1. A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle.