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dither

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dith·er  (dr)
n.
A state of indecisive agitation.
intr.v. dith·ered, dith·er·ing, dith·ers
To be nervously irresolute in acting or doing.

[Alteration of didder, from Middle English didderen, to tremble.]

dither
Verb
Chiefly Brit & NZ to be uncertain or indecisive
Noun
Chiefly Brit a state of indecision or agitation [Middle English didder]
ditherer n
dithery adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dither - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
Verb1.dither - act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
fret - be agitated or irritated; "don't fret over these small details"
2.dither - make a fuss; be agitated
fret, fuss, niggle - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

dither Chiefly Brit.
verb 1. vacillate, hesitate, waver, haver, falter, hum and haw, faff about Brit. (informal) shillyshally (informal) swither Scot. << OPPOSITE decide
noun 2. flutter, flap (informal) fluster, bother, stew (informal) twitter (informal) tizzy (informal) pother, tiz-woz (informal)
Translations
dither [ˈdɪðəʳ] vivacilar
dither [ˈdɪðəʳ] vihésiter
dither [ˈdɪðəʳ] (pej) vizaudern
dither [ˈdɪðəʳ] vivacillare


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However, if the church continues to dither on the decision of allocation, in a few years there simply will be little by way of pastoral or sacramental ministry in the North and the church will have chosen by default.
Clicking on it produced a dither of pixel-sized dots that resolved into a six-by-six grid with tiny names under each.
While amateur CEOs fret and dither, the pros look beyond their current problems for opportunities.
 
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