v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Puddered p. pr. & vb. n. Puddering. ] [ Cf. Pother. ] To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or fuss; to potter; to meddle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Puddering in the designs or doings of others. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to pudder a man. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. “All in a pudder.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]