\Pud"der\, 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.
      Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow.
      Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.
                                               --Holland.

\Pud"der\, v. t.
To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to
pudder a man. --Locke.

\Pud"der\, n.
A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. ``All
in a pudder.'' --Milton.