dither
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ər verb (used without object)
3.
to act irresolutely; vacillate.
4.
North England. to tremble with excitement or fear.
Related forms
dith·er·er, noun
dith·er·y, adjective
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World English Dictionary
dither (ˈdɪðə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | chiefly (Brit) to be uncertain or indecisive |
| 2. | chiefly (US) to be in an agitated state |
| 3. | to tremble, as with cold |
| —n | |
| 4. | chiefly (Brit) a state of indecision |
| 5. | a state of agitation |
| [C17: variant of C14 (northern English dialect) didder, of uncertain origin] | |
| 'ditherer | |
| —n | |
| 'dithery | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Slang Dictionary
dither definition[ˈdɪðɚ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Yet candidates cannot afford to dither indefinitely.
With voters so divided, no wonder politicians dither.
Matching is achieved by a technique known as dither.
The number of dots in an ordered dither cell puts a limit on the number of colors the plotter can produce.
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