Dander

Quick meaning: Dander is a noun meaning Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.

Meaning

Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.

More Meanings

1. Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
2. To wander about.
3. To maunder, to talk incoherently.
4. Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs.
5. (chiefly Scotland) A cinder; (in the plural) the refuse of a furnace
6. (slang) Passion, temper, anger. Usually preceded by "have" or "get" and followed by "up".

Example Sentences

He'll get his dander up if his team is criticized.

She has her dander up every day about discrimination against women.

Don’t talk to me about daring to do this thing or t’other, or when my dander is up it’s the very thing to urge me on.

So as neither of them were particularly pressed for time, as it happened, and the temperature refreshing since it cleared up after the recent visitation of Jupiter Pluvius, they dandered along past by where the empty vehicle was waiting without a fare or a jarvey

Word Forms

• danders
• dandering
• dandered

Synonyms for dander

Depending on context, synonyms include hackles.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hackles, ire, dandriff, reef, danderer, derm.

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