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dithers

/dith-er/US // ˈdɪð ər //UK // (ˈdɪðə) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a trembling; vibration.
    • : a state of flustered excitement or fear.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to act irresolutely; vacillate.
    • : North England. to tremble with excitement or fear.

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Examples

  • We cannot dither, we cannot just twiddle our thumbs, or wait and see.

  • We dither, we argue, we do little, as the world moves rapidly.

  • Global markets have been remarkably stable while the politicians dither, but time is running out.

  • But unlike the epic drama of the 2000 debacle, this result feels like the big British dither.

  • The planks at his feet had started to dither again, and practice told him that the vessel must be moving.

  • The universe goes into a cosmic dither when we slide into a berth in Hampton Rhodus.

  • Imagine anyone trying to get the Old Man into a dither—and getting away with it.

  • And the more perfectly made the engine, the less will the amount of this "dither" be.

  • I went all o' a dither, while I hardly knew if I were standin' on my heels or my heead.