- dither
- dither 1640s, "to quake, tremble," phonetic variant of M.E. didderen (late 14c.), of uncertain origin. The sense of "vacillate, be anxious" is from 1819. Related: Dithered; dithering.
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dither — vb *shake, tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, quaver, wobble, teeter, shimmy, shudder, totter … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dither — ► VERB ▪ be indecisive. ► NOUN informal 1) indecisive behaviour. 2) a state of agitation. DERIVATIVES ditherer noun dithery adjective. ORIGIN variant of dialect didder; related to … English terms dictionary
dither — [dith′ər] vi. [ME dideren, prob. akin to daderen, DODDER1] 1. to be nervously excited or confused 2. to be indecisive; vacillate, waver, etc. n. a nervously excited or confused condition dithering adj. dithery … English World dictionary
Dither — For other uses, see Dither (disambiguation). Provincial definition of to dither from The Rural Economy of Yorkshire: Comprizing the Management of Landed Estates, and the Present Practice of Husbandry in the Agricultural Districts of that County,… … Wikipedia
dither — I UK [ˈdɪðə(r)] / US [ˈdɪðər] verb [intransitive] Word forms dither : present tense I/you/we/they dither he/she/it dithers present participle dithering past tense dithered past participle dithered showing disapproval to be unable to make a… … English dictionary
dither — [“dida* ] n. a state of confusion. (See also in a dither.) □ A dither like that is hard to break out of. Maybe a good night’s sleep would help. □ I’m too far gone with this dither to sleep … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
dither — dith|er1 [ dıðər ] verb intransitive to be unable to make a decision about something: She was dithering about what to wear. ╾ dith|er|er noun count dither dith|er 2 [ dıðər ] noun be (all) in a dither INFORMAL to be nervous or excited and unable… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dither — dith|er [ˈdıðə US ər] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: didder [i] to shake (14 19 centuries)] to keep being unable to make a final decision about something dither over/about/between ▪ He accused the government of dithering over the deal. ▪ Stop… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dither — 1 verb (I) to not do something because you are unable to decide what to do: Stop dithering, Linda, and get on with it! ditherer noun (C) 2 noun be (all) in a dither BrE informal to be nervous and confused because you cannot decide what to do … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dither — drebėjimas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. dither; jitter; wow flutter vok. Wackeln, n; Zitterbewegung, f; Zittern, n rus. дрожание, n pranc. gigue, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
