Synonyms of the word swither


SWITHERAGITATION - FRET - LATHER - STEW - SWEAT

swither

  • v. (Scots and dialects) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.

agitation

  • n. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with…
  • n. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical…
  • n. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
  • n. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest…

fret

  • v. (transitive, obsolete/poetic) To devour, consume; eat.
  • v. (transitive and intransitive) To gnaw, consume, eat away.
  • v. (intransitive) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
  • v. (transitive) To cut through with fretsaw, create fretwork.
  • v. (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
  • v. (intransitive) To worry or be anxious.
  • v. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
  • v. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple.
  • v. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle.
  • v. (music) To press down the string behind a fret.
  • n. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
  • n. Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.
  • n. Herpes; tetter.
  • n. (mining, in the plural) The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate…
  • n. (music) One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument…
  • n. An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).
  • n. (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
  • v. To ornament with raised work; tovariegate; to diversify.
  • n. A strait; channel.
  • n. (Northumbria) A fog or mist at sea or coming inland from the sea.

lather

  • n. The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
  • n. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
  • n. A state of agitation.
  • v. (transitive) To cover with lather.
  • v. (transitive) To beat or whip.
  • v. (intransitive) To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.

stew

  • n. (obsolete) A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
  • n. (now historical) A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
  • n. (archaic) A brothel.
  • n. (obsolete) A prostitute.
  • n. (uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing.
  • n. (Sussex) A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.
  • n. (US, regional) An artificial bed of oysters.
  • n. (slang) A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
  • v. (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
  • v. (transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
  • v. (intransitive, figuratively) To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
  • v. (intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
  • n. A steward or stewardess on an airplane.

sweat

  • n. Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature…
  • n. (Britain, slang, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
  • n. (historical) The sweating sickness.
  • n. Moisture issuing from any substance.
  • n. A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
  • v. (intransitive) To emit sweat.
  • v. (transitive) To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire.
  • v. (intransitive, informal) To work hard.
  • v. (transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
  • v. (intransitive, informal) To worry.
  • v. (transitive, colloquial) To worry about (something).
  • v. (transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
  • v. (intransitive) To emit moisture.
  • v. (intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
  • v. (transitive, slang) To stress out.
  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To cook slowly in shallow oil without browning.
  • v. (transitive, archaic) To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that…

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