1. to worry or fuss about something in a restless or agitated manner
Usage: present participle of 'pother'; informal

1. a state of confusion, agitation, or fuss; unnecessary worry or commotion
Usage: gerund form of 'pother'; informal

Examples

• Stop pothering over every little detail and just make a decision.
• She was pothering about the upcoming presentation all week.
• There's no need for all this pothering; everything will be fine.
• He made a great pothering about the lost keys.
• Don't pother yourself with worries you can't control.
• The pothering in the office was caused by the unexpected announcement.
• She spent the morning pothering with the arrangements for the party.