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- DictionaryDith·er/ˈdiT͟Hər/
verb
- 1. be indecisive: "he was dithering about the election date"
- 2. add white noise to (a digital recording) to reduce distortion of low-amplitude signals.
noun
- 1. indecisive behavior: informal "after months of dither they had still not agreed"
- 2. a state of agitation: "buses are jammed and dirty and everyone is in a dither over taxis"
1. : shiver, tremble. the dithering of grass Wallace Stevens. 2. : to act nervously or indecisively : vacillate. dithering about what to do next. There's no time to dither. ditherer. ˈdi-t͟hər-ər. noun. dither. 2 of 2. noun. : a highly nervous, excited, or agitated state : excitement, confusion. The news of her arrival had us all in a dither.
noun. disapproving uk / ˈdɪð.ə r/ us / ˈdɪð.ɚ /. be in a dither. to be very nervous, excited, or confused: Gideon is in a bit of a dither about what to wear for the interview. See more. (Definition of dither from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
DITHER meaning: 1. to be unable to make a decision about doing something: 2. to be very nervous, excited, or…. Learn more.
noun. a trembling; vibration. a state of flustered excitement or fear. verb (used without object) to act irresolutely; vacillate. North England. to tremble with excitement or fear. dither. / ˈdɪðə / verb. to be uncertain or indecisive. to be in an agitated state. to tremble, as with cold. noun. a state of indecision. a state of agitation.
In the 17th century, dither meant "quake or tremble," and by the early 1800s it came to mean both "vacillate" and "be anxious." Definitions of dither. verb. act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain. see more. verb. make a fuss; be agitated. synonyms: flap, pother. see more.
Check pronunciation: dither. Definition of dither verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dither. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dith‧er /ˈdɪðə $ -ər/ verb [ intransitive] 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 dithering, girl, and get on with it! —ditherer noun [ countable] → See Verb table ...
